{"id":15509,"date":"2023-04-18T21:02:27","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T21:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/should-genetic-influences-be-a-key-consideration-in-the-advancement-of-criminology\/"},"modified":"2023-04-18T21:02:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T21:02:27","slug":"should-genetic-influences-be-a-key-consideration-in-the-advancement-of-criminology","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/should-genetic-influences-be-a-key-consideration-in-the-advancement-of-criminology\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Genetic Influences Be a Key Consideration in the Advancement of  Criminology?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Because criminology is closely connected to sociology, explanations of criminal behavior&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>have been predominantly sociological. Some criminological theorists who offer biological and psychological explanations for criminal behavior believe that their theories, for various<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;reasons, have not been as broadly accepted or considered. Some newer criminologists, like Brian Boutwell, even argue that criminology will cease to be relevant because other fields<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;more welcoming to biological theories, specifically genetic influences, will surpass&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>criminology and offer better ways to reduce crime. They argue that genetic influences should be a key consideration in criminology as we advance.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Take a position. Should genetic influences be a key consideration in the advancement of<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;criminology?\n<\/div>\n<div>First, title your post either <b>&#8220;Genetic influences should be a key consideration in the&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>advancement of criminology&#8221; or &#8220;Genetic influences should not be a key consideration in the advancement of criminology.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Then, make your case. Provide your rationale supported by research to defend your position.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>You may want to take into consideration some of the following as you make your case:\n<\/div>\n<div>Why might biological and psychological theories be dismissed or not considered relevant by&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>criminologists and criminal justice professionals?\n<\/div>\n<div>What are some of the concerns about genetics research?\n<\/div>\n<div>How does including genetic influences make other criminological theories stronger?\n<\/div>\n<div>How might considering genetic influences in applying theory help criminal justice professionals reduce or prevent crime?<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because criminology is closely connected to sociology, explanations of criminal behavior&nbsp; have been predominantly sociological. Some criminological theorists who offer biological and psychological explanations for criminal behavior believe that their theories, for various &nbsp;reasons, have not been as broadly accepted or considered. Some newer criminologists, like Brian Boutwell, even argue that criminology will cease to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[1107],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/15509"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/15509\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=15509"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=15509"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=15509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}