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Who is this book for?
- People interested in criminal psychology, neuroscience, and "why people go bad"
- Students in criminology, psychology, law, and social work
- Readers who care about justice, corrections, and crime prevention policy
- Readers who want to understand how nature and nurture together influence behavior
Who is the author?
- Adrian Raine, a British-born neurocriminologist who has long taught at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States
- He worked as a psychologist in a prison in Britain and for more than thirty years has studied the brains and physiological characteristics of violent offenders
- The book was published in 2013 and draws together decades of his research
Book notes
Starting with Lombroso
The book begins with the nineteenth-century Italian criminologist Lombroso. He argued that criminals carry primitive traits; the theory was later discarded, and the biological perspective fell out of favor in criminology for a long time.
Raine believes society has long underestimated the role of neuroscience in understanding crime. He proposes a "biosocial" framework: violence results from the interaction of biological predispositions and environmental factors. He stresses that biology influences behavior but does not determine destiny.
He hopes readers will see that the roots of violence are more complex than we imagine.
Evolution and Genes
The Brains of Killers
Low Heart Rate and Fearlessness
Influences Early in Life
Hunger, Fish Oil, and Lead
The Interweaving of Nature and Nurture
What Can Be Done
Free Will and Legal Responsibility
A Disturbing Vision of the Future
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