Genetic risk factors correlate with county-level violent crime rates and collective disadvantage

J.C. Barnes, Brian B. Boutwell and Kevin M. Beaver

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2013, vol. 41, issue 5, 350-356

Abstract: Social scientists have a rich tradition of uncovering the neighborhood, structural, and ecological correlates of human behavior. Results from this body of evidence have revealed that living in disadvantaged communities portends myriad negative outcomes, including antisocial behaviors. Though it has long been argued that associations between neighborhood factors and individual-level outcomes may, at least partially, reflect genetic selection, a paucity of research has empirically investigated this possibility.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2013.06.013

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