Forum 3


Discussion Forum III

 

Reflect on the role of contemporary trait theory in the etiology of criminal behavior.  Based on your viewing, what influence does biology and genetics play in influencing human behavior, and how does this relate to the issue of criminal culpability?  In other words, if there is growing evidence that crime has a genetic component, what potential policy ramifications emerge from this line of scholarship?  Even if you privilege, as does your instructor, environmental explanations, speak to the possibility of an interaction between genetic predispositions, environment, and behavioral outcomes.  In other words, moving forward, what should we do with people that have these predispositions?

 

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