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Criminal Behavior and Genetics
Title: Criminal Behavior and Genetics
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 266 | Pages: 1.1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Criminal Behavior and Genetics
Criminal Behavior and Genetics
Can criminal behavior be blamed on certain genes or genetic make-up?
Well some scientists believe so. Up until just recently, no one has had any
way or incentive to explore the genetic side of criminal behavior. Now that scientists have the tools and curiosity to conduct experiments and do research on this topic, they found some interesting facts.
In the 1960’s scientists thought that almost all men with the XYY chromosome …showed first 75 words of 266 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 266 total…less severe or violent crime. Scientists have observed monkeys that have normal or lower levels of serotonin. The monkeys with the lower level of serotonin were either more violent or antisocial toward the other monkeys. Therefore, the theory that “a low level of serotonin causes criminal behavior” is the cause for a lot of the more violent acts of crime in our society today.
Works Cited
Elmer-DeWitt, Philip. “Solving the Mysteries of Heredity”. Time. Mar. 20, 1989.
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