Creating Born Criminals

by Nicole Rafter

Book Overview

Genetic screening, new reproductive technologies, gene therapies, and the reality of cloning all make biological solutions to human social problems seem possible. Creating Born Criminals shows how history can guide us in our response to the reemergence of eugenics. The first social history origins and content, showing their undue influence on crime control in the United States.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025206741X
• ISBN13: 9780252067419
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"