The Neurobiology of Criminal Behavior

Criminological theory dating back one hundred years has been aware of the need to develop a neurobiology of extroversion, impulsivity, frontal-lobe dysfunction, and aggressive behavior, yet in the twentieth century criminologists have largely forsaken this psychobiological legacy. The Neurobiology of Criminal Behavior looks at this legacy with reference to a variety of neurobiological methodologies currently in vogue. The authors are all distinguished researchers who have contributed considerably to their respective fields of psychiatry, psychology, psychobiology, and neuroscience.

Acknowledgments. List of Contributors. Foreword by Pamela J. Taylor. Part A: Introduction. Criminality, Personality and Cognitive Neuroscience; J. Glicksohn. Part B: Personality and Criminality: Psychobiological Foundations. Personality and Psychopathy: Shared Behavioral and Biological Traits; M. Zuckerman. Genetics of Sensation or Novelty Seeking and Criminal Behavior; R.P.Ebstein, R.H. Belmaker. Part C: Genetic, Environmental and Cognitive Factors Predisposing to Crime. Behavioral Genetics and Crime; S.S. Ishikawa, A.Raine. Cognitive Antecedents of Violence and Aggression; A.K. Elliott, A.F. Mirsky. Brain Injury as a Contributory Factor in Offending; E. Miller. Part D: Neurocognitive Models and Psychobiological Markers for Criminality. Neuro-Cognitive Models of Acquired Sociopathy and Developmental Psychopathy; R.James, R. Blair. Psychophysiological Correlates of Antisocial Behavior: A Central Control Hypothesis; S.S. Ishikawa, A. Raine. Serotonergic Metabolism and Violence / Aggression; G. Zalsman, A. Apter. Name Index. Subject Index.