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The Evolution of Traits Related to Criminal Behavior The Evolution of Traits Related to Criminal Behavior
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The Basic Assumptions of Evolutionary Theories of Crime The Basic Assumptions of Evolutionary Theories of Crime
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Gender Gender
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Males and Mating Effort Males and Mating Effort
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Females and Parenting Effort Females and Parenting Effort
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Age and Crime Age and Crime
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Conclusion Conclusion
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References References
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Notes Notes
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2 The Promise of Evolutionary Psychology for Criminology: The Examples of Gender and Age
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Published:October 2008
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Abstract
This chapter begins with a discussion of the evolution of traits related to criminal behavior. It then discusses the basic assumptions of evolutionary theories of crime and the two best demographic predictors of criminal behavior: gender and age. It is argued that evolutionary psychology shares with mainstream sociology the belief that Homo sapiens are social beings who desire to follow social rules. However, evolutionary psychology is Hobbesian rather than Rousseauesque in that it tells us this desire comes from the yearning for self-preservation and not from a romanticized notion that we are inherently good beings who will commit anti-social acts only when forced to do so by “society”.
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