What is the relationship between criminality and biology? Nineteenth-century phrenologists
insisted that criminality was innate, a trait inherent in the offender's brain matter. While they …

Numerous criminologists have noted their dissatisfaction with the state of criminology. The
need for a new paradigm for the 21st century is clear. However, many distrust biology as a …

The Nurture Versus Biosocial Debate in Criminology: On the Origins of Criminal Behavior
and Criminality takes a contemporary approach to address the sociological and the …

In our attempts to understand crime, researchers typically focus on proximate factors such as
the psychology of offenders, their developmental history, and the social structure in which …

Criminology has historically maligned biological perspectives despite the scientific rigor of
the biological sciences. In recent years, however, a growing number of criminologists are …

This lauded bestseller, now available in paperback, takes an uncompromising look at how
we define psychopathology and makes the argument that criminal behavior can and …

Genetic screening, new reproductive technologies, the promise of gene therapies, and the
possibility of cloning have made biological solutions to human social problems seem …

R ecognition is increasing that biological processes are at some level implicated in the
development of criminal behavior. There is certainly debate about the precise contribution of …

The Origins of Criminology: A Reader is a collection of nineteenth-century texts from the key
originators of the practice of criminology–selected, introduced, and with commentaries by …

From Simon & Schuster, Crime & Human Nature is the definitive study of the causes of
crime. Assembling the latest evidence from the fields of sociology, criminology, economics …