A Mind to Crime: The Controversial Link Between the Mind And Criminal Behaviour

by Anne Moir (Author), David Jessel (Author), David Jessel (Author), Anne Moir (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1995

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  Crime, and what to do about it, has never been so urgent a problem. Moral, social, economic and psychological explanations have all been tried without success. But in the search for an answer, the resources of one science have been overlooked. In the last decade biology has made astonishing advances in investigating the link between the brain's physiology and criminal behaviour. There is a sense in which some criminals are born, not made - in which case can we truly call them criminal, or just ill? So should the police, judiciary, social workers and psychologists change their attitudes accordingly? This book investigates.

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  Paperback
  1997

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  Most violence is committed by men - but while boys may always be boys, only a tiny minority of antisocial teenagers become hardened criminals. Researchers can point to telltale sings - genetic inheritance, abnormal brain structures and chemical imbalances - which can put individuals at risk. Violence linked to PMS, epilepsy or excess testosterone can often be successfully treated with drugs. Such biological influences on criminality do not exclude social and economic factors, but they do call into question many of our moral and legal assumptions. In this text, the authors of Brainsex assess the evidence and offer suggestions for policy-makers.