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The Intersection of Genes, the Environment, and Crime and Delinquency: A Longitudinal Study of Offending

Beaver, Kevin M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1161004246

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2006, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Education : Criminal Justice.
The discipline of criminology has been dominated by social and environmental explanations to crime, criminality, and delinquency. At the same time, biogenic theories of antisocial behavior have historically been marginalized, ridiculed, and ignored by criminologists. This is somewhat surprising given the large and ever-expanding body of empirical research revealing strong genetic underpinnings to most behaviors and most personality traits. However, recent behavioral genetic research has shown that the most accurate explanations to human development incorporate both biological/genetic factors and social influences. The current dissertation builds off this line of literature and uses a genetically-sensitive subsample of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) to examine whether genetic forces combine with the social environment to create antisocial behaviors. Specifically, five different genetic polymorphisms (DAT1, DRD2, DRD4, 5HTT, and MAOA) are used to test for gene X environment correlations and gene X environment interactions in the etiology of crime and delinquency. The results of the multivariate models revealed genetic influences are important contributors to the field of criminology. The most consistent effects, however, were found when examining gene X environment correlations and gene X environment interactions. The implications for criminology and criminologists are discussed.
Dr. John Wright (Advisor)
430 p.
Sociology, Criminology and Penology
Crime; Delinquency; Genes; Dopamine; Serotonin; MAOA; Add Health

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  • Beaver, K. M. (2006). The Intersection of Genes, the Environment, and Crime and Delinquency: A Longitudinal Study of Offending [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1161004246

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Beaver, Kevin. The Intersection of Genes, the Environment, and Crime and Delinquency: A Longitudinal Study of Offending. 2006. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1161004246.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Beaver, Kevin. "The Intersection of Genes, the Environment, and Crime and Delinquency: A Longitudinal Study of Offending." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1161004246

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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