Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Law and Contemporary Problems
Publication Date
2006
ISSN
0023-9186
Page Number
81
Keywords
genetics, behavioral genetics, DNA, neuroscience, law, crime, biology, Landrigan, parity principle
Disciplines
Criminal Law | Law | Law and Economics
Abstract
This Article provides an introduction to some of the key issues at the intersection of behavioral genetics and crime.
It provides, among other things, an overview of the emerging points of consensus, scientifically, on what behavioral genetics can and cannot tell us about criminal behavior. It also discusses a variety of important implications (as well as complexities) of attempting to use insights of behavioral genetics in legal contexts.
Recommended Citation
Owen D. Jones,
Behavioral Genetics and Crime, In Context, 69 Law and Contemporary Problems. 81
(2006)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/faculty-publications/1052