Assignment: Genetic and Biological Aspects of Criminal Behavior

READING MATERIAL LINKS TO USE IF NEEDED TO HELP WRITE YOUR PAPER

Bartol, C. R., & Bartol, A. M. (2017). Criminal behavior: A psychological approach (11th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.

· Chapter 3, “Origins of Criminal Behavior: Biological Factors” (pp. 59–82)

Aguiar, R. (2016). Brain injury and crime. The Psychologist, 29, 452–454. Retrieved from https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-29/may-2016/brain-injury-and-crime

Horn, M. L., & Lutz, D. J. (2016). Traumatic brain injury in the criminal justice system: Identification and response to neurological trauma. Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice, 12(2), 71–86.

Hughes, V. (2014, June 4). My DNA made me do it? How behavioral genetics is influencing the justice system. National Geographic. Retrieved from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2014/06/04/my-dna-made-me-do-it-how-behavioral-genetics-is-influencing-the-justice-system/

Johnson, M. (2018, January 30). How responsible are killers with brain damage? Scientific American. Retrieved from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-responsible-are-killers-with-brain-damage/

McSwiggan, S., Elger, B., & Appelbaum, P. S. (2017). The forensic use of behavioral genetics in criminal proceedings: Case of the MAOA-L genotype. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 50, 17–23.

Requarth, T. (2016, April 18). Neuroscience is changing the debate over what role age should play in the courts. Newsweek.

Tatarelli, R., Del Casale, A., Tatarelli, C., Serata, D., Rapinesi, C., Sani, G., … Girardi, P. (2014). Behavioral genetics and criminal responsibility at the courtroom. Forensic Science International, 237, 40–45.

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2019). The Keen family [Web site]. Baltimore, MD: Author. Retrieved from https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/personality-disorders/what-are-personality-disorders

Ross, E., & Drews, C. (Producers). (2015, May 15). The “immature teen brain” and the death penalty [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/will-tsarnaev-jury-buy-immature-adolescent-brain-argument

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 7 minutes.