Biological Factors and the Development of Persistent Criminality

Patrick Sylvers; Stacy R. Ryan; S. Amanda Alden; Patricia A. Brennan

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195310313.003.0007

Biological Factors and the Development of Persistent Criminality

Patrick Sylvers, Stacy R. Ryan, S. Amanda Alden, Patricia A. Brennan

Psychiatry

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Abstract

This chapter orients the reader to the current biological models of delinquent psychopathology and provides an overview of the biological literature; including heritability, psychophysiology, neurobiology, and endocrinology related to the development of persistent criminal behavior in children and adolescents. The four areas of crime-related psychopathology discussed are early-onset conduct disorder, juvenile psychopathy, bullying, and sex offending. Research is presented in connection with widely accepted biological models of behavior. This chapter also highlights the strengths and limitations of the existing literature, consolidates this literature to identify patterns of convergence and divergence across disorders, and suggests areas for future research.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Development of Persistent Criminality
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780199871384
ISBN (Print)	9780195310313
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195310313.003.0007
State	Published - May 1 2009

Keywords

Biology
Bullying
Chronic offending
Crime
Early onset
Genetics
Hormones
Maternal smoking
Maternal substance use
Neurobiology
Psychopathy
Psychophysiology
Sexual aggression
Underarousal

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Psychology(all)

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