Biology and Crime [Paperback]

David C. Rowe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2001

This book profiles biological approaches to understanding why some people are criminals and others not. The book, written by internationally recognized behavioral geneticist David C. Rowe, offers instructors and students a brief, contemporary presentation of biological approaches to crime with a minimum of jargon. (A background in the biological sciences is not required.)

Boxes highlight special topics and examples drawn from newspaper stories to spark student interest.

Chapters cover:

Behavioral genetics

Evolutionary approaches to crime

Biological tests for criminal disposition

The human genome and crime

The environment and crime

Ethical and policy implications

This book will enrich students' appreciation of the nexus of biology and crime - without negating non-biological theories of crime.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Roxbury Pub Co; 2nd edition (November 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891487809
• ISBN-13: 978-1891487804
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #907,066 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most readable book on biology of crime, April 22, 2004

By 

Dennis Embry "DrPAXIS" (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Biology and Crime (Paperback)

This is a must have book for anyone interested in the subject of biology, genetics and crime. Dr. Rowe has published some of the most erudite papers on behavioral genetics in peer-reviewed publications, and I was looking for a book that I could recommend to people who attend my workshops on the subject for greater detail than can be covered in a day on all the aspects of violence, crime, and antisocial behavior. This book fills the bill. It is exceedlingly well written-crisp, and not too technical. The book will give you a good understanding of the subject without running to a medical dictionary every sentence, yet it is grounded in solid science. It is a good book even for someone who is very familiar with the literature, because it creates a good organizing structure for theory and research. Dr. Rowe has left a legacy in this book.