Genetics and criminality  the potential misuse of scientific information in court 
edited by Jeffrey R. Botkin, William M. McMahon, Leslie Pickering Francis. 
 - lst ed. 
 - Washington, DC  American Psychological Association  c1999. 
 - xiii, 277 p.  27 cm. 
 - The law and public policy .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>I. History of genetic research and the philosophy of free will and determinism. On the threshold : illusion and reality in American psychiatric thought / Gerald N. Grob -- Criminal determinism in twentieth-century America / Edward J. Larson -- "Big ideas, images and distorted facts" : the insanity defense, genetics, and the "political world" / Michael L. Perlin -- The genetics of behavior and concepts of free will and determinism / Dan W. Brock and Allen E. Buchanan -- Genetics, social responsibility, and social practices / Lisa S. Parker -- Natural-born defense attorneys / Robert F. Schopp. II. The complex interface of clinical psychiatry and genetic research. Phenomenology of psychiatric illnesses with special reference to risk of violence and other criminal behavior / Samuel B. Guze -- Genetic research and the clinical subtleties of mental illness / Mark Leppert -- Violence and mental illness : additional complexities / Robert M. Wettstein -- Genetic research on mental disorders / Steven O. Moldin -- New techniques in the genetic analysis of complex illness / Hilary Coon. III. Genetic research in relation to criminal and juvenile law. Criminal responsibility and the "genetics defense" / Rebecca Dresser -- The "genetics defense" : hurdles and pressures / Mary Crossley -- The use of human genome research in criminal defense and mitigation of punishment / Daniel A. Summer -- The "defective gene" defense in criminal cases / Creighton C. Horton II -- Juvenile law and genetics / Mark A. Small -- Juvenile capability and genetics / Jeffrey A. Kovnick. IV. Conclusions and recommendations. A brave new crime-free world? / Mary Coombs -- Criminal law / Leslie Pickering Francis -- The new genetics and juvenile law / William M. McMahon. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1557985804 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99020607  
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GB99-X9654 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>100959691  DNLM 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Forensic genetics--United States.<br/>Forensic psychiatry--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF8964  / .G4 1999 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>614/.1 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>2000 M-450 W 740  / G328 1999