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Walsh ELGAR UNDERSTANDING SERIES Page 2 Understanding Biosocial Criminology Page …

Over the past century or so, biology has fallen in and out of favor among criminologists. The
development of efficient and cost-effective neuro-and genetic imaging techniques, the …

Biosocial criminology is a multidisciplinary perspective that attempts to understand the
causes and consequences of criminal behavior and related outcomes. Biosocial …

We are thrilled to present the readers of Criminal Justice Studies (CJS) with this special
issue on biosocial criminology. Given the critical focus of CJS, it may come as a surprise to …

The role of biology in criminology has come a long way. Mostly gone are the days in which
the discussion of XYY chromosomes, atavistic throwbacks, phrenology, and dated …

Biological perspectives on criminology were widely accepted in the United States in the late
1800s to early 1900s, but quickly fell out of favor due to eugenicists in the field misusing …

Noting that the biosocial perspective was rapidly gaining widespread attention in many
disciplines concerned with the human condition, from anthropology to medicine, philosopher …

Within the field of criminology, there is no shortage of theoretical perspectives. While these
theoretical perspectives are quite diverse, they do share a common thread: an exclusive …

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 this article we describe how the ascendency of biosocial criminology challenges the
“sacred values” of the discipline, values that have in the past elevated the professional …