RT Article
T1 Biological explanations of criminal behavior
JF Psychology, crime & law
VO 25
IS 6
SP 626
OP 640
A1 Ling, Shichun
A2 Raine, Adrian 1954-
A2 Umbach, Rebecca
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1736560085
AB There is a growing literature on biological explanations of antisocial and criminal behavior. This paper provides a selective review of three specific biological factors - psychophysiology (with the focus on blunted heart rate and skin conductance), brain mechanisms (with a focus on structural and functional aberrations of the prefrontal cortex, amygdala, and striatum), and genetics (with an emphasis on gene-environment and gene-gene interactions). Overall, understanding the role of biology in antisocial and criminal behavior may help increase the explanatory power of current research and theories, as well as inform policy and treatment options.
K1 Criminal Behavior
K1 Biology
K1 Brain
K1 Genetics
K1 Psychophysiology
DO 10.1080/1068316X.2019.1572753