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Author:   Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan (University of Birmingham, UK) ,  Evelyn Svingen (University of Birmingham, UK)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
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9781394251490

ISBN 10:   1394251491
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   11 December 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

1.      Introduction: Exploring youth deviance, crime, and justice from a neuro-psycho-criminological perspective Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan and Evelyn Svingen   PART 1 Theory and Research   2.      Biosocial criminology: Key findings and contributions Bridget Joyner-Carpanini and Kevin M. Beaver 3.      “The youth is streetwise, criminally sophisticated, and dangerous”: Stepping stones for pathological criminal behavior Matt DeLisi 4.      An online-mediated model of criminal motivation: Understanding youth deviance, crime, and delinquency using reinforcement sensitivity theory Neil Shortland and Michael Palmieri 5.      Peer influences on aggressive decision-making Laura Kennedy 6.      Psychological and neuroscientific approaches to understanding of youth morality in rule-breaking decision-making Neema Trivedi-Bateman 7.      Biosocial etiology of antisocial behavior in children: The role of autonomic activity and coordination Liat Kofler and Yu Gao 8.      Resting-state fMRI networks in high-risk antisocial youth: Exploring neuroconnectivity and implications for understanding criminal behavior Carmen-Silva Sergiou   PART 2 Policy and Practice   9.      Inside the black box of the tit-for-tat: Exploring the neuropsychology of revenge behaviours in adolescents Evelyn Svingen 10. Neurobiological underpinnings of treatment success for high-risk children displaying antisocial behaviour Areti Smaragdi, Thea Johsefine Austevik, Sarah Woods, and Leena Augimeri 11. The neurocognitive perspective of youth’s criminal and deviant behavior: Exploring the role of moral intelligence Arian Petoft and Sepideh Sadat Tabatabaei 12. The neurobiological and psychological nature of ‘adultification’: Implications for legal decision-making in cases involving adolescents Isabella Polito and Colleen M. Berryessa 13. The neuroscience of the age-crime curve: Implications for juvenile justice policy and practice Laura Kelly and Evelyn Svingen 14. Concluding Remarks Evelyn Svingen and Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan

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HENG CHOON (OLIVER) CHAN is an Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Birmingham, UK. A leading expert in psycho-criminology, his research focusses on sexual homicide, stalking, and Asian criminology. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and is the author of multiple books, including A Global Casebook of Sexual Homicide and Psycho-Criminological Approaches to Stalking Behaviour. EVELYN SVINGEN is an Assistant Professor of Criminology at the University of Birmingham, UK, specialising in the biosocial mechanisms of crime and deviant behaviour. She is the author of Evolutionary Criminology and Cooperation: Retribution, Reciprocity, and Crime, in which she developed a new model of criminal behaviour based on evolutionary theory and neuropsychology.

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