Biology and Violence: From Birth to Adulthood

by Deborah W. Denno

Book Overview

The author examines criminal behaviour from birth to adulthood in a sample of nearly 1,000 subjects in order to determine the biological and sociological influences on violence. Over 100 predictors of violent behaviour found to be significant in past biological and sociological studies of crime are analysed. The results indicate that both biological and environmental factors produce strong, and independent, effects on both delinquency and adult crime...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521042119
• ISBN13: 9780521042116
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"