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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Anthony Walsh (Boise State University, USA) , Kevin M. Beaver (Florida State University, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Volume: v. 4 Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.560kg ISBN: 9780415989442ISBN 10: 0415989442 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 01 October 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsI. Overview of the Biosocial Approach 1. Introduction to Biosocial Criminology 2. Criminal Behavior from Heritability to Epigenetics 3. Molecular Genetics and Crime 4. The Ghost in the 5. Evolutionary Psychology and Crime II. Applications to Important Correlates of Crime 6. Gender and Crime: An Evolutionary Perspective 7. Race 8. Crazy by Design: A Biosocial Approach to the Age-Crime Curve 9. Substance Abuse and Crime: Biosocial Foundations 10. Testosterone and Violence among Young Men III. Serious Violent Criminals 11. Neuroscience and the Holy Grail: Genetics and Career Criminality 12. Psychopathy IV. A Biosocial 13. No Longer TabooReviews""I am very excited and enthusiastic to see this manuscript about to be published. Routledge will be doing a great service to the discipline of criminology, its students, and the larger social scientific enterprise by doing so."" Chris Gibson, University of Florida ""I am very enthusiastic to see this book published. It represents the cutting edge of theorizing and empirical research regarding the interaction between physiological and environmental perspectives. The research and concepts in this book will convince all criminologists that the biosocial perspective must be considered in all future theoretical developments regarding the explanation of criminal behavior. "" Stephen G. Tibbetts, California State University, San Bernardino I am very excited and enthusiastic to see this manuscript about to be published. Routledge will be doing a great service to the discipline of criminology, its students, and the larger social scientific enterprise by doing so. Chris Gibson, University of Florida I am very enthusiastic to see this book published. It represents the cutting edge of theorizing and empirical research regarding the interaction between physiological and environmental perspectives. The research and concepts in this book will convince all criminologists that the biosocial perspective must be considered in all future theoretical developments regarding the explanation of criminal behavior. Stephen G. Tibbetts, California State University, San Bernardino I am very excited and enthusiastic to see this manuscript about to be published. Routledge will be doing a great service to the discipline of criminology, its students, and the larger social scientific enterprise by doing so. Chris Gibson, University of Florida I am very enthusiastic to see this book published. It represents the cutting edge of theorizing and empirical research regarding the interaction between physiological and environmental perspectives. The research and concepts in this book will convince all criminologists that the biosocial perspective must be considered in all future theoretical developments regarding the explanation of criminal behavior. Stephen G. Tibbetts, California State University, San Bernardino Author InformationAnthony Walsh (Ph.D Bowling Green State University) is Professor of Criminal Justice at Boise State University, Idaho. He is the author or editor of more than 20 books and scores of articles and essays on the interplay of biological, social, and cultural factors involving crime and criminality. He is author of the text Biosocial Criminology: Introduction and Integration. http://cja.boisestate.edu/walsh.htm Kevin Beaver (Ph.D. University of Cincinnati) is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Florida State University, Tallahassee. He teaches courses on biosocial criminology and genetic / biological correlates of offending and is the author of ""Do Parents Matter in Creating Self-Control in their Children? A Genetically Informed Test of Gottfredson and Hirschi's Theory of Low Self-Control"", which was published in the Journal Criminology. http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/p/faculty-kevin-beaver.php Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |