عنوان

Genetics and criminal behavior /

052162214X

0521627281

9780521622141

9780521627283

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Genetics and criminal behavior /

[Book]

edited by David Wasserman, Robert Wachbroit

xi, 335 pages :

illustrations ;

24 cm

Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy

Includes bibliographical references and index

"In this volume, a group of philosophers address basic conceptual, methodological, and ethical issues raised by genetic research on criminal behavior. Their contributions fill a large gap between popular accounts of "crime genes" and technical discussions of heritability, linkage, and genetic variation. They explain the scientific debate about behavioral genetics in lucid but precise terms, and place it in the context of broader issues about causation, moral responsibility, and political justice. The book will be of value to philosophers, legal scholars, scientists, and policy makers interested in the potential of genetic research to predict, understand, and modify human behavior, and to educated laymen curious or perplexed about the recent controversies surrounding behavioral genetics."--Jacket

Behavior genetics

Criminal behavior-- Genetic aspects

Criminal behavior, Prediction of

Mental illness-- Genetic aspects

Criminal Psychology

Genetics, Behavioral

Social Behavior Disorders-- genetics

Wachbroit, Robert Samuel

Wasserman, David T

20160712065608.0

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