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Biology, Behavior, and the Criminal Law
http://www.gruterinstitute.org/news/vls.html
Report of a symposim on biology, behavior, and the criminal law.

Crime and Genetics
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~zac/chapt15.htm
Chapter in the book "Reason in Revolt: Marxism and Modern Science", by Alan Woods and Ted Grant.

Human Genome Project
http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome
Access point to gain information about this effort to map human genetic information.

The Mankind Quarterly
http://www.mankind.org
Text of sample articles from this journa.

Neuropsychological Evidence
http://dpa.state.ky.us:80/~rwheeler/wagner/wagner.htm
Overview of the scientific basis and practice of presenting expert evidence on neuropsychological explanations of criminal behavior.

top100.gif (812 bytes) Crime Theory.Com
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Resources on the history, development, and teaching of criminological theory.    Glossary of terms and links to crime theory sites are among the resources available.

 

top100.gif (812 bytes)   The Crime Times top100.gif (812 bytes)
http://www.crime-times.org
Provides research reviews and information on biological causes of
criminal, violent, and psychopathic behavior.

INDIVIDUAL CRIME TIMES ARTICLES FOLLOW:

Volume 1, No. 1/2, 1995

A TREATABLE PROBLEM?
AGGRESSION, SUICIDE: ZEROING IN ON A CHEMICAL CULPRIT
DOCTORS MISS TREATABLE PROBLEMS IN VIOLENT OFFENDERS
FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME: THE COST TO SOCIETY
HEAD INJURY: A RISK FOR WIFE-BEATING?
INTRODUCING CRIME TIMES
IS `FEAR IMAGE PROCESSING' DEFECTIVE IN PSYCHOPATHS?
LIVING FOR 'NOW'
PET STUDY: LOOKING INSIDE THE MINDS OF MURDERERS
QUOTABLE: BRYAN VILA
SEIZURE DRUG SIDE EFFECT: BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS
STRAIGHT TALK... ABOUT CRIME

Volume 1, No. 3, 1995

"COLORFUL" MISBEHAVIOR?
ADOPTEE STUDY: GENES PLAY A ROLE
BOOK REVIEW: CRIME
HIGH TESTOSTERONE LINKED TO CRIMES OF SEX, VIOLENCE
HYPERACTIVITY IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK FACTOR
INTRODUCING... OUR PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY BOARD: HERBERT L. NEEDLEMAN, M.D.
IS FATHERS' DRINKING A RISK FACTOR?
NEW RESEARCH SUPPORTS MAOA/VIOLENCE LINK
QUOTABLE: STUART YUDOFSKY, M.D.
STRAIGHT TALK... ABOUT CRIME
THE IQ/AGGRESSION CONNECTION
TOXIC CRIMINALS: TEST MAY OFFER CLUES ABOUT LEAD'S EFFECTS
URIC ACID STUDIED

Volume 1, No. 4, 1995

BOOK REVIEW: THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF CRIME
INTRODUCING... OUR PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY BOARD: BERNARD WEISS, Ph.D.
IRON: HELP FOR CONDUCT DISORDER?
MILD TESTOSTERONE REDUCTION EFFECTIVE AGAINST AGGRESSION?
QUOTABLE: MICHAEL DORRIS
SEEKING HYPERACTIVITY'S GENETIC ROOTS
SIDE EFFECT OF SEIZURE DRUG: REDUCED AGGRESSION
SINCE YOU ASKED.......
STRAIGHT TALK... ABOUT CRIME AND FAILURE
THE CRIME OF NON-DIAGNOSIS
THE MINDS OF MURDERERS: NEW RESEARCH
THE PSYCHOPATHIC BRAIN: NEW FINDINGS

Volume 2, No. 1, 1996

'THRILL-SEEKING' GENE IDENTIFIED
AGGRESSION RESEARCH: OF MICE AND (MAYBE) MEN
AN OUNCE OF CRIME PREVENTION: MOTHER'S MILK INCREASES IQ, REDUCES
INTRODUCING... OUR PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY BOARD: Adrian Raine, D. Phil.
DR. NEEDLEMAN HONORED
QUOTABLE: WILLIAM BENNETT AND PROFESSOR C. RAY JEFFERY
RED FLAGS: CHILDHOOD PREDICTORS OF LATER TROUBLE
STRAIGHT TALK... ABOUT CRIME AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
WHY CRIME TIMES?

Volume 2, No. 2, 1996

AGGRESSION: MISUNDERSTOOD, MISTREATED
CRIME TIMES MAILBOX
GAS ADDITIVE'S POTENTIAL TOXICITY ALARMS SCIENTISTS
INTELLIGENCE SCORES AND BEHAVIOR: EVEN A FEW POINTS MATTER
INTRODUCING... OUR PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY BOARD: C. RAY JEFFREY
LEAD EXPOSURE LINKED TO DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR
POVERTY IS A STRONG RISK FACTOR
PREVENTING PREMATURE BIRTHS?
QUOTABLE: TED GEST AND VICTORIA POPE
STRAIGHT TALK... ABOUT CRIME AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

Volume 2, No. 3, 1996

AGGRESSION, `EXECUTIVE FUNCTION' LINKED
ARE COGNITIVE PROBLEMS A RISK FACTOR FOR DRUG, ALCOHOL ABUSE?
BOOK REVIEW: THE PSYCHOBIOLOGY OF AGGRESSION
DEAD MONKEYS AND DANGEROUS MEN: THE SEROTONIN LINK
KILLERS AND CRIMINALS: SEEKING BIOCHEMICAL CLUES
MENTAL DISORDERS AND CRIME: THE CONNECTION IS REAL
QUOTABLE: JAMES Q. WILSON AND RICHARD J. HERNSTEIN
REDUCING CRIME RISK-BEFORE BIRTH?
STRAIGHT TALK... ABOUT CRIME AND MENTAL ILLNESS

Volume 2, No. 4, 1996

ARE BANNED PCBs STILL ENDANGERING MENTAL HEALTH?
BOOK REVIEW: INSIDE THE CRIMINAL MIND
BORNA VIRUS IMPLICATED IN MENTAL DISORDERS
CONTROVERSIAL THEORY LINKS VIOLENCE, LIMBIC "KINDLING"
GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE WACKER FOUNDATION
IS LOW CHOLESTEROL HAZARDOUS TO YOUR MENTAL HEALTH?
MORE EVIDENCE LINKS LEAD, MISBEHAVIOR
QUOTABLE: ROBERT HARE, Ph.D.
STRAIGHT TALK... ABOUT CRIME AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR
TROUBLED TEENS: ADHD AND DELINQUENCY, LD AND PREGNANCY

Volume 3, No. 1, 1997

"AT-RISK" BRAINS OFFER CLUES ABOUT ALCOHOLISM, ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR
ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE: SPECIAL ISSUE
ALCOHOL'S LEGACY: HIGH CRIME RATE SEEN IN FAS/FAE
ALCOHOLISM: CAN YOUR GENES DRIVE YOU TO DRINK?
BOOK REVIEW: TINDER-BOX CRIMINAL AGGRESSION
DRUG ADDICTION, CONDUCT DISORDER STUDIED
INTRODUCING... OUR PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY BOARD: ANN P. STREISSGUTH, Ph.D.
QUOTABLE: KENNETH BLUM AND JAMES E. PAYNE
STRAIGHT TALK… ABOUT ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE

Volume 3, No. 2, 1997

DEMENTIA STUDY OFFERS INSIGHT INTO ANTISOCIAL, IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR
HYPERACTIVE DRIVERS AT RISK
INTRODUCING... OUR PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY BOARD: STUART YUDOFSKY, M.D.
LIFE EVENTS: GENES PLAY A MAJOR ROLE
MORE ON MAO
PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLERS: DEALT A BAD BIOLOGICAL HAND?
PSYCHOPATHS: FINDINGS POINT TO BRAIN DIFFERENCES
QUOTABLE: The Frontiers of Medicine, TIME Magazine
RETRAINING THE CRIMINAL BRAIN?
STRAIGHT TALK... ABOUT CRIME AND PSYCHOPATHY

Volume 3, No. 3, 1997

...AND IN DELINQUENTS
CAN "FLEDGLING PSYCHOPATHS" BE SPOTTED IN CHILDHOOD?
CHILDHOOD PHYSICAL DISORDERS, DRUG USE LINKED
HEROIN USE LINKED TO 'THRILL SEEKING' GENE
HYPERACTIVE KIDS: GROWING UP IS NO CURE
'IRONING OUT' COGNITIVE PROBLEMS
MATERNAL SMOKING, AGGRESSION LINKED
QUOTABLE: MARNIE E. RICE
RESEARCH BRIEFS: HYPERACTIVITY, CD: GENETIC FINDINGS
STRAIGHT TALK... ABOUT PYSCHOPATHOLOGY AND BIOLOGY
TESTOSTERONE, AGGRESSION IN MEN WITH DEMENTIA...
TWIN STUDY: NATURE OUTWEIGHS NURTURE IN CONDUCT DISORDER

Volume 3, No. 4, 1997

ADHD: RISK FOR EARLY DRUG, ALCOHOL ABUSE
ARE TOXINS AND CRIMINALITY LINKED?
INTRODUCING... OUR PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY BOARD: THE HONORABLE RICHARD LOWELL NYGAARD
IS DEPRESSION A RISK FACTOR FOR CRIME?
MURDERERS' BRAINS: PET OFFERS INSIGHTS
QUOTABLE: DANIEL KOSHLAND
SEROTONIN, AGGRESSION: EVIDENCE MOUNTS
SEXUAL DEVIANCY: NEW CLUES ABOUT CAUSES, TREATMENTS
STRAIGHT TALK... ABOUT POLLUTION & BEHAVIOR
ZEROING IN ON POLLUTION, CRIMINALITY CONNECTION

Volume 4, No. 1, 1998

BAD BEHAVIOR: STRONG GENETIC INFLUENCE DETECTED
COPPER, ZINC LEVELS LINKED TO AGGRESSION
DOES CRIME ACT AS NERVOUS SYSTEM 'FIX'?
FEEDING THE ADDICTED BRAIN
IMPULSIVITY, SENSATION-SEEKING: GENETIC TIE SEEN
IS ESTROGEN A CULPRIT IN TEEN AGGRESSION?
LINK BETWEEN DIET AND BEHAVIOR: RELATED RESEARCH
LOW CHOLESTEROL'S EFFECTS QUESTIONED
NEW STUDIES SHOW STRONG LINKS BETWEEN DIET, BEHAVIOR
DIET AND BEHAVIOR: FEATURE ARTICLE
QUOTABLE: JAY B. MARCUS
STRAIGHT TALK... ABOUT NUTRITION AND BEHAVIOR
VIETNAM VETERANS' MENTAL MALADIES: POST-COMBAT STRESS, OR MALARIA

Volume 4, No. 2, 1998

A LESSON FROM HISTORY.
ANDROGENS AND PRETEEN AGGRESSION
DRUG'S EFFECTS POINT TO DIFFERENCES BETWEEN IMPULSIVE, NON-IMPULSIVE AGGRESSION
EVEN 'MINOR' BRAIN INJURIES NOT MINOR
HIGH TESTOSTERONE, LOW SEROTONIN: DOUBLE TROUBLE?
LARGE-SCALE STUDY LINKS SEROTONIN LEVELS, AGGRESSION
LOW CHOLESTEROL AGAIN LINKED TO VIOLENT BEHAVIOR, VIOLENT DEATH
QUOTABLE: C. Ray Jeffery
RESEARCH IN BRIEF: ADHD/Driving Abilities and Frontal Lobes/Social Improvement
SEROTONIN: MARKER FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN?
STRAIGHT TALK.... ABOUT THE ROOTS OF CRIMINALITY
TESTOSTERONE AND THE FEMALE PRISONER

 

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