TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - What Biosocial Criminology Offers Criminology
JO  - Criminal justice and behavior
A1  - Wright, J. P.
A1  - Boisvert, D.
SP  - 1228
EP  - 1240
VL  - 36
IS  - 11
N2  - Criminology has historically maligned biological perspectives despite the scientific rigor of the biological sciences. In recent years, however, a growing number of criminologists are incorporating biological, neurological, genetic, and neuropsychological constructs along with environmental measures into their research. This review explores the relevance of biosocial criminology to the parent discipline of criminology by focusing on its scientific discovery, advanced methodologies, increased theoretical specificity, acknowledgement and illumination of individual differences, and promise of effective policy based on knowledge of human development. In sum, biosocial criminology is a potential fruitful paradigm shift in the scientific study of crime.<p />
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SN  - 0093-8548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854809343140
ID  - ref1
ER  -