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Biology and Crime (Paperback)

by David C. Rowe (Author)

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Product Description
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.

About the Author
David C. Rowe is at University of Arizona. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: Roxbury Publishing Company; 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

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Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,323,833 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Theories of Crime by Ian Marsh on page 55, and Back Matter
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A Historical Dictionary of Psychiatry by Edward Shorter on page 67

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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 (REAL NAME)

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.

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