Part Ⅰ: Aggression (Prenatal and Childhood) 1
Chapter 1 : Biosocial Bases of Antisocial Behavior 3
Chapter 2: Prenatal and Perinatal Predictors of Antisocial Behavior: Review of Research and Interventions 31
Chapter 3: Prenatal Insults and the Development of Persistent Criminal Behavior 51
Chapter 4: Developmental Neurobiology from Embryonic Neuron Migration to Adolescent Synaptic Pruning: Relevance for Antisocial Behavior 69
Part Ⅱ: Delinquency (Adolescence and Early Adulthood) 85
Chapter 5: Media Violence and the Development of Aggressive Behavior 87
Chapter 6: Substance Use Careers and Antisocial Behavior: A Biosocial Life-Course Perspective 109
Chapter 7: Developmental Trajectories of Exposure to Violence 121
Chapter 8: A Partial Test of Social Structure Social Learning: Neighborhood Disadvantage, Differential Association with Delinquent Peers, and Delinquency 133
Chapter 9: Timing Is Everything: Gangs, Gang Violence, and the Life Course 149
Part Ⅲ: Crime (Adulthood) 165
Chapter 10: Developmental and Life-Course Criminology: Theories and Policy Implications 167
Chapter 11 : Self-Control Theory and Antisocial Behavior 187
Chapter 12: Serial Crime: Psychology of Behavioral Consistency and Applications to Linking 201
Chapter 13: Symbolic Interactionism and Crime in the Life Course 211
Chapter 14: A "Good Lives" Approach to Rehabilitation 227
Chapter 15: Never-Desisters: A Descriptive Study of the Life-Course-Persistent Offender 241
Chapter 16: Evolutionary Psychological Perspectives on Men's Partner-Directed Violence 257
Index 267
Part Ⅰ: Aggression (Prenatal and Childhood) 1
Chapter 1: Biosocial Bases of Antisocial Behavior&Yaling Yang, Yu Gao, Andrea Glenn, Melissa Peskin, Robert A. Schug, and Adrian Raine 3
Introduction 3
Empirical Findings on Antisocial Behavior 4
Psychophysiological Impairments 4
Obstetrical Factors 7
Brain Deficits 9
Neuropsychological Impairments 13
Abnormal Hormones, Neurotransmitters, and Toxins 15
Biosocial Model of Antisocial Behavior 17
Conclusion 19
Glossary 20
Notes 20
Chapter 2: Prenatal and Perinatal Predictors of Antisocial Behavior: Review of Research and Interventions&Stephen G. Tibbetts 31
Introduction 31
History of Research on Pre- and Perinatal Factors in Criminological Literature 32
Research on Pre- and Perinatal Biological Factors of Criminality 33
Genetic and Cytogenetic Factors 34
Head Trauma and Central Nervous System Factors 35
Other Early Physiological Factors and Biosocial Effects 37
Hormones and Neurotransmitters 38
International Studies 40
Research on Perinatal Sociological and Environmental Factors of Criminality 40
Socioeconomic Status and Poverty 40
Abuse of Mothers and Infants 41
Intervention Programs and Policy 42
Programs for Youths of Incarcerated Parents 42
Home Visitation Programs 43
Nutrition and Dietary Interventions 43
Risk Assessment Instruments 44
Legal Issues 45
Conclusion 45
Glossary 46
Notes 46
Chapter 3: Prenatal Insults and the Development of Persistent Criminal Behavior&John Paul Wright 51
Introduction 51
Mechanisms of Prenatal Insults to the Fetus 53
Variation in Effects of Neurotoxins on Development 54
Policy Consequences 61
Conclusion 62
Glossary 63
Notes 63
Chapter 4: Developmental Neurobiology from Embryonic Neuron Migration to Adolescent Synaptic Pruning: Relevance for Antisocial Behavior&Anthony Walsh and llhong Yun 69
Introduction 69
Early Postnatal Brain Development 71
Early Environmental Influences on Brain Wiring 72
The Brain and Exposure to Violence 74
Abuse, Neglect, Stress, and Brain Development 75
The Brain at Adolescence 77
Conclusion 80
Glossary 81
Notes 81
Part Ⅱ: Delinquency (Adolescence and Early Adulthood) 85
Chapter 5: Media Violence and the Development of Aggressive Behavior&Edward L. Swing and Craig A. Anderson 87
Introduction 87
Aggression and Antisocial Behavior 88
Past Media Violence Effects Research 89
Film and Television 90
Music 92
Video Games 94
Intervention Research 96
Overall Findings 97
Aggression Theory and Media Violence 97
General Aggression Model 99
Inputs 99
Present Internal State 100
Conclusion 103
Glossary 103
Notes 104
Chapter 6: Substance Use Careers and Antisocial Behavior: A Biosocial Life-Course Perspective&Michael G. Vaughn and Brian E. Perron 109
Introduction 109
Substance Careers and Biosocial Life-Course Theory 111
Are Some Persons More Vulnerable to a Substance Abuse Career? 111
The Reward Pathway: A Key Mechanism for Understanding Substance Abuse and Crime 113
Prenatal and Early Developmental Factors 113
Childhood 114
Adolescence 114
Adulthood 115
Conclusion 116
Glossary 117
Notes 117
Chapter 7: Developmental Trajectories of Exposure to Violence&Daniel J. Flannery, Manfred H. M. van Dulmen,and Andrea D. Mata 121
Introduction 121
Correlates and Antecedents of Exposure to Violence 122
Group-Based Modeling of Middle Childhood Exposure to Violence: Previous Findings and Empirical Illustration 123
Sample and Statistical Analyses 124
Male Victimization Trajectories 125
Female Victimization Trajectories 125
Teachers' Knowledge of Children 126
Discussion 127
Conclusion 129
Glossary 130
Notes 130
Chapter 8: A Partial Test of Social Structure Social Learning: Neighborhood Disadvantage, Differential Association with Delinquent Peers, and Delinquency&Chris L. Gibson, Traci B. Poles, and Ronald L. Akers 133
Introduction 133
Social Disorganization, Crime, and Delinquency 135
Neighborhoods and Child Development 136
Social Structure/Social Learning: An Expanded and Complementary Reason for the Link Between Neighborhood Structure and Delinquent Behavior 137
Current Focus 139
Methods 139
Results 142
Discussion 145
Conclusion 147
Glossary 147
Notes 147
Chapter 9: Timing Is Everything: Gangs, Gang Violence, and the Life Course&Scott H. Decker and David Pyrooz 149
Introduction 149
Definition 150
Gangs, Violence, and the Life Course 151
Developmental and Life-Course Theory 155
Gang Desistance: Leaving the Gangs 157
Conclusion 160
Glossary 161
Notes 161
Part Ⅲ :Crime (Adulthood) 165
Chapter 10: Developmental and Life-Course Criminology: Theories and Policy Implications&David P.. Farrington 167
Introduction 167
Two Important Issues 169
Between-Individual Differences Versus Within-Individual Change 169
Protective and Promotive Factors 171
Three DLC Theories 172
Moffitt 172
Sampson and Laub 173
Thornberry and Krohn 174
ICAP Theory 175
Long-Term Risk Factors 177
Explaining the Commission of Crimes 178
Policy Implications 179
Conclusion 181
Glossary 182
Notes 182
Chapter 11: Self-Control Theory and Antisocial Behavior&George E. Higgins and Margaret Mahoney 187
Introduction 187
Self-Control Theory 188
Gender Differences in Crime and Self-Control Theory 189
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Crime and Self-Control Theory 190
Role of Schools in Self-Control Theory 190
Peers and Group Participation 191
Review of the Self-Control Theory Literature 191
Conclusion 196
Glossary 196
Notes 197
Chapter 12: Serial Crime: Psychology of Behavioral Consistency and Applications to Linking&C. Gabrielle Salfati 201
Introduction 201
Behavioral Consistency and Individual Differentiation 202
Contextual and Situational Influences on Behavior 205
Signatures Versus Psychological Themes 206
Signatures 206
Themes 207
Legal Versus Psychological Definitions of Behaviors and Crimes 208
Conclusion 209
Glossary 209
Notes 209
Chapter 13: Symbolic Interactionism and Crime in the Life Course&Jeffery T. Ulmer 211
Introduction 211
What Is Symbolic Interactionism? 212
Symbolic Interactionism's Relationship to Criminological Theories 215
Differential Association/Social Learning and Neutralizations 216
Labeling Theory 218
Interactionist Approaches to Criminal Careers 219
Neal Shover: Aging Property Offenders 220
Lonnie Athens: "Violentization" and Careers of Serious Violence 221
Steffensmeier and Ulmer: "Commitment Portfolios" 221
Peggy Giordano and Colleagues: An Interactionist Theory of Desistence from Crime 222
Conclusion 225
Glossary 224
Notes 225
Chapter 14: A "Good Lives" Approach to Rehabilitation&Edward Manier, Truce OrdoNa, and C. Robert Cloninger 227
Introduction 227
Life-Course Development of Antisocial Potential 228
Psychological Effects of Incarceration 229
A Program for Decreasing Antisocial Potential and Increasing Capacity for Well-Being Behind Bars 250
Personality: Temperament and Character 251
Applying Temperament and Character to Rehabilitation 254
Major Stages of Rehabilitation 256
Conclusion 258
Glossary 259
Notes 239
Chapter 15: Never-Desisters: A Descriptive Study of the Life-Course-Persistent Offender&Matt DeLisi, Anna E. Kosloski, Alan J. Drury, Michael G. Vaughn,Kevin M. Beaver, Chad R. Trulson, and John Paul Wright 241
Introduction 241
Life-Course Desisters 242
Current Focus 243
Methodology 244
Results 245
Theoretical Discussion 251
Conclusion 253
Glossary 253
Notes 253
Chapter 16: Evolutionary Psychological Perspectives on Men's Partner-Directed Violence&Farnaz Kaighobadi and Todd K. Shackelford 257
Introduction 257
Paternity Uncertainty and Male Sexual Jealousy 258
Male Sexual Jealousy and Mate Retention Behaviors 259
Risk of Sperm Competition and Sexual Coercion 260
Intimate Partner Homicide 261
Conclusion 262
Glossary 263
Notes 263
Index 267