The nurture versus biosocial debate in criminology : on the origins of criminal behavior and criminality / Kevin M. Beaver, Florida State University, J.C. Barnes, the University of Texas at Dallas, Brian B. Boutwell, Sam Houston State University, editors.

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Race -- Social Class -- Learning theory -- Self-control theory -- Strain theory -- Social bond theory -- Intimate partner violence -- Childhood antisocial behavior/conduct disorder -- Drug use and abuse -- The crime drop -- The age-crime curve -- Policy implications.

Gender -- 1. Sociological explanations of the gender gap in offending / Abigail A. Fagan -- 2. A biosocial explanation for male-female differences in criminal involvement / Kevin M. Beaver and Joseph L. Nedelec -- Race -- 3. Sociological viewpoint on the race-crime relationship / Nicole Leeper Piquero, Alex R. Piquero, and Eric S. Stewart -- 4. Human biodiversity and the egalitarian fiction / John Paul Wright and Mark Alden Morgan -- Social class -- 5. A sociological analysis of social class / Karen F. Parker and Thomas Mowen -- 6. The role of intelligence and temperament in interpreting the SES-Crime relationship / Anthony Walsh, Charlene Y. Taylor, and Ilhong Yun.

Learning theory -- 7. Learning theories of crime : promises and potential / Jonathan R. Brauer and Jonathan D. Bolen -- 8. The integration of biological and genetic factors into social learning theory / Jamie Vaske -- Self-control theory -- 9. Self-control and crime : a sociological perspective / Callie H. Burt -- 10. Low self-control is a brain-based disorder / Matt DeLisi -- Strain theory -- 11. The role of the social environment in general strain theory / Robert Agnew -- 12. General strain theory and biosocial criminology : pathways to successful theoretical integration / John M. Stogner -- Social bond theory -- 13. Social bonding and crime / Ryan Schroeder -- 14. A biosocial view of social bond theory / Danielle Boisvert.

Intimate partner violence -- 15. When violence is the norm : sociological perspectives on intimate partner violence / Tasha A. Menaker and Cortney A. Franklin -- 16. Some kind of madness : the biosocial origins of intimate partner violence / Brian B. Boutwell and Richard Lewis -- Childhood antisocial behavior/conduct disorder -- 17. Parents, peers, and socialization to institutions in childhood and adolescence : implications for delinquent behavior / Carter Rees and Jacob T.N. Young -- 18. A biosocial review on childhood antisocial behavior / Chris L. Gibson and Elise T. Costa -- Drug use and abuse -- 19. Sociological criminology and drug use : a review of leading theories / J. Mitchell Miller and Holly Ventura Miller -- 20. Drug abuse, addiction, and crime : a cell to society perspective / Michael G. Vaughn, Christopher P. Salas-Wright, and Brandy R. Maynard.

The crime drop -- 21. A sociological explanation of crime rates and trends / Wesley G. Jennings and Jennifer M. Reingle -- 22. Darwin, Dawkins, Wright, Pinker, and the reasons that crime declined / Brian B. Boutwell and J.C. Barnes -- The age-crime curve -- 23. The age and crime relationship : social variation, social explanations / Jeffery T. Ulmer and Darrell Steffensmeier -- 24. The puzzling relationship between age and criminal behavior : a biosocial critique of the criminological status quo / J.C. Barnes, [and others ... -- Policy implications -- 25. Policy implications of sociological theories of crime : why are they so seldom considered or discussed? / Danielle J.S. Bailey, Robert Lytle, and Lisa L. Sample -- 26. Policy implications of biosocial criminology : crime prevention and offender rehabilitation / Michael Rocque, Brandon C. Welsh, and Adrian Raine.

Summary: This book facilitates an open and honest debate about criminal behaviour between the more traditional criminologists who focus primarily on environmental factors and contemporary biosocial criminologists who examine the interplay between biology/genetics and environmental factors. It provides a contemporary approach by bringing to the table a new debate: the nurture vs. biosocial debate.

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Gender -- Race -- Social Class -- Learning theory -- Self-control theory -- Strain theory -- Social bond theory -- Intimate partner violence -- Childhood antisocial behavior/conduct disorder -- Drug use and abuse -- The crime drop -- The age-crime curve -- Policy implications.

part I. Criminological correlates -- Gender -- 1. Sociological explanations of the gender gap in offending / Abigail A. Fagan -- 2. A biosocial explanation for male-female differences in criminal involvement / Kevin M. Beaver and Joseph L. Nedelec -- Race -- 3. Sociological viewpoint on the race-crime relationship / Nicole Leeper Piquero, Alex R. Piquero, and Eric S. Stewart -- 4. Human biodiversity and the egalitarian fiction / John Paul Wright and Mark Alden Morgan -- Social class -- 5. A sociological analysis of social class / Karen F. Parker and Thomas Mowen -- 6. The role of intelligence and temperament in interpreting the SES-Crime relationship / Anthony Walsh, Charlene Y. Taylor, and Ilhong Yun.

part II. Theoretical perspectives -- Learning theory -- 7. Learning theories of crime : promises and potential / Jonathan R. Brauer and Jonathan D. Bolen -- 8. The integration of biological and genetic factors into social learning theory / Jamie Vaske -- Self-control theory -- 9. Self-control and crime : a sociological perspective / Callie H. Burt -- 10. Low self-control is a brain-based disorder / Matt DeLisi -- Strain theory -- 11. The role of the social environment in general strain theory / Robert Agnew -- 12. General strain theory and biosocial criminology : pathways to successful theoretical integration / John M. Stogner -- Social bond theory -- 13. Social bonding and crime / Ryan Schroeder -- 14. A biosocial view of social bond theory / Danielle Boisvert.

part III. Specific types of antisocial behaviors -- Intimate partner violence -- 15. When violence is the norm : sociological perspectives on intimate partner violence / Tasha A. Menaker and Cortney A. Franklin -- 16. Some kind of madness : the biosocial origins of intimate partner violence / Brian B. Boutwell and Richard Lewis -- Childhood antisocial behavior/conduct disorder -- 17. Parents, peers, and socialization to institutions in childhood and adolescence : implications for delinquent behavior / Carter Rees and Jacob T.N. Young -- 18. A biosocial review on childhood antisocial behavior / Chris L. Gibson and Elise T. Costa -- Drug use and abuse -- 19. Sociological criminology and drug use : a review of leading theories / J. Mitchell Miller and Holly Ventura Miller -- 20. Drug abuse, addiction, and crime : a cell to society perspective / Michael G. Vaughn, Christopher P. Salas-Wright, and Brandy R. Maynard.

part IV. Trends, current issues, and policy implications -- The crime drop -- 21. A sociological explanation of crime rates and trends / Wesley G. Jennings and Jennifer M. Reingle -- 22. Darwin, Dawkins, Wright, Pinker, and the reasons that crime declined / Brian B. Boutwell and J.C. Barnes -- The age-crime curve -- 23. The age and crime relationship : social variation, social explanations / Jeffery T. Ulmer and Darrell Steffensmeier -- 24. The puzzling relationship between age and criminal behavior : a biosocial critique of the criminological status quo / J.C. Barnes, [and others ... -- Policy implications -- 25. Policy implications of sociological theories of crime : why are they so seldom considered or discussed? / Danielle J.S. Bailey, Robert Lytle, and Lisa L. Sample -- 26. Policy implications of biosocial criminology : crime prevention and offender rehabilitation / Michael Rocque, Brandon C. Welsh, and Adrian Raine.

This book facilitates an open and honest debate about criminal behaviour between the more traditional criminologists who focus primarily on environmental factors and contemporary biosocial criminologists who examine the interplay between biology/genetics and environmental factors. It provides a contemporary approach by bringing to the table a new debate: the nurture vs. biosocial debate.

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