Genetics crime evaluation

Question 1

Main points

Answer 1

• Ignores free will
• Crime is a social construct
• Brain injuries
• Han brunner
• Medick

Question 2

Point for Crime is a social construct

Answer 2

makes it difficult to argue that such a behaviour can simply be explained in terms of genetics and it’s interaction with the environment.

Question 3

Brain injuries

Answer 3

8.5% us pop have had brain injury but 60% of prisoners have had a brain injury

Question 4

Han Brunner

Answer 4

makes it difficult to argue that such a behaviour can simply be explained in terms of genetics and it’s interaction with the environment. It was found the family shared abnormally low levels of MAOA, due to a particular gene.

Question 5

Medick

Answer 5

Adoptees 14,000
15% adopted by criminal parents
20% who had criminals as bio parents