Individual-Focused Theories

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Individual-Focused Crime Theories: Biology, Psychology, and Risk

How biological vulnerability, neuropsychology, and impulse control are used to explain criminal risk at the individual level.

4 min

What studies on genes, aggression, and repeated violent offending can tell us, and what they cannot.

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How brain function, executive control, ADHD, and injury may shape criminal risk without ever fully determining it.

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How moral development and situational interpretation influence whether crime is seen as unthinkable, tempting, or justified.

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