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Biological and Psychological Understandings of Criminal Behavior

Logo for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation on the left in green lettering. The logo for Criminal Minds: Behavioral Analysis Unit Quantico FBI on the right in red, white, and black.
Figure 4.1. The TV shows CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Criminal Minds have been popular crime dramas in the 21st century. Both highlight the role of science—namely forensics and psychology—in the crime investigation process, but how much do they really tell us about criminology?

Contents of This Chapter:

  1. Chapter Introduction
    1. Learning Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Licenses and Attributions for Chapter Introduction
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
  2. Crime in the Brain
    1. Craniometry and Phrenology
    2. Check Your Knowledge
    3. Licenses and Attributions for Crime in the Brain
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
  3. Crime in the Body
    1. Learn More: Degeneracy in the Family Tree
    2. Lombroso and Born Criminals
    3. Sheldon and Somatotyping
    4. Check Your Knowledge
    5. Licenses and Attributions for Crime in the Body
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
  4. Crime in the Mind
    1. Bandura and Criminal Modeling
    2. Check Your Knowledge
    3. Licenses and Attributions for Crime in the Mind
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
  5. Crime and Intelligence
    1. IQ, Criminality, and Racism
    2. Check Your Knowledge
    3. Licenses and Attributions for Crime and Intelligence
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
      3. All Rights Reserved Content
  6. Eugenics as Crime Policy
    1. Learn More: Is Crime Really Abnormal?
    2. Check Your Knowledge
    3. Licenses and Attributions for Eugenics as Crime Policy
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
  7. Modern Application: How Is It Relevant Now?
    1. Mental Illness and Crime
    2. Biology and Crime
    3. Activity: Policy Case Study—Adam Lanza
    4. Check Your Knowledge
    5. Licenses and Attributions for Modern Application: How Is It Relevant Now?
      1. Open Content, Original
      2. Open Content, Shared Previously
      3. All Rights Reserved Content
  8. Conclusion
    1. Chapter Summary
    2. Discussion Questions and Supplemental Resources
      1. Discussion Questions
      2. Supplemental Resources
    3. Licenses and Attributions for Conclusion
      1. Open Content, Original
  9. References

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