(Science Daily) Your genes could be a strong predictor of whether you stray into a life of crime, according to a research paper co-written by UT Dallas criminologist Dr. J.C. Barnes…
Barnes said there is no gene for criminal behavior. He said crime is a learned behavior.
"But there are likely to be hundreds, if not thousands, of genes that will incrementally increase your likelihood of being involved in a crime even if it only ratchets that probability by 1 percent," he said. "It still is a genetic effect. And it's still important."
The link between genes and crime is a divisive issue in the criminology discipline, which has primarily focused on environmental and social factors that cause or influence deviant behavior.
"Honestly, I hope people when they read this, take issue and start to debate it and raise criticisms because that means people are considering it and people are thinking about it," Barnes said.
Community: We have all kinds of genetic predispositions that we can overcome if we’re willing to work at it and are given the right examples. People behave better if society discourages anti-social behavior, rather than admiring it, as is so prevalent in the U.S. today.
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