Genetics and criminality the potential misuse of scientific information in court edited by Jeffrey R. Botkin, William M. McMahon, Leslie Pickering Francis.
Series The law and public policyDetalles de publicación: Washington, DC American Psychological Association c1999.Edición: lst edDescripción: xiii, 277 p. 27 cmISBN:- 1557985804
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As scientists come closer to identifying genetic markers for human behaviour, society is challenged to determine how reliable these findings might be and whether they can be used to solve real-life problems. If there are specific genes that predispose people to violence, how should the courts use this genetic information? Does it matter, in prosecution and sentencing, whether a genetic predisposition to criminality exists? How should we weigh this information against environmental influences such as poverty or physical abuse?
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.