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The Anatomy of Violence: The Biological Roots of Crime
Adrian Raine
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Description for The Anatomy of Violence: The Biological Roots of Crime
Paperback. Are some criminals born, not made? What causes violence and how can we treat it? This book introduces readers to new ways of looking at these age-old questions. Drawing on the scientific research, it explains what it reveals about the brains of murderers, psychopaths and serial killers. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV; JMK; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 348.
Are some criminals born, not made? What causes violence and how can we treat it? An Anatomy of Violence introduces readers to new ways of looking at these age-old questions. Drawing on the latest scientific research, Adrian Raine explains what it reveals about the brains of murderers, psychopaths and serial killers. Anti-social behaviour is complex, he argues, and based on the interaction between genetics and the biological and social environment in which a person is raised. But the latest statistical evidence between certain types of biological and early behavioural warning signs is also very strong. These are among the thorny ... Read more
Are some criminals born, not made? What causes violence and how can we treat it? An Anatomy of Violence introduces readers to new ways of looking at these age-old questions. Drawing on the latest scientific research, Adrian Raine explains what it reveals about the brains of murderers, psychopaths and serial killers. Anti-social behaviour is complex, he argues, and based on the interaction between genetics and the biological and social environment in which a person is raised. But the latest statistical evidence between certain types of biological and early behavioural warning signs is also very strong. These are among the thorny ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141046860
SKU
V9780141046860
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Ref
99-99
About Adrian Raine
Adrian Raine is the Richard Perry University Professor in the Departments of Criminology, Psychiatry, and Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. For the past 35 years, his research has focused on the neurobiological and biosocial bases of antisocial and violent behavior, and ways to both prevent and treat it in both children and adults.
Reviews for The Anatomy of Violence: The Biological Roots of Crime
Fascinating ... Has profound implications ... It is remarkable that most of the work Raine outlines remains largely unknown to the wider public ... It is high time this defect was remedied
David Rose
Mail on Sunday
This remarkable book offers startling evidence of the links between our biology and criminality ... powerful and well-written ... I ... Read more
David Rose
Mail on Sunday
This remarkable book offers startling evidence of the links between our biology and criminality ... powerful and well-written ... I ... Read more