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The anatomy of violence : the biological roots of crime  Cover Image Book Book

The anatomy of violence : the biological roots of crime / Adrian Raine.

Raine, Adrian, (author.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780307475619
  • ISBN: 0307475611
  • Physical Description: xv, 478 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First Vintage Books edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Vintage Books, A Division of Random House LLC, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published in hardcover by Pantheon Books in 2013.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Basic instincts: how violence evolved -- Seeds of sin: the genetic basis to crime -- Murderous minds: how violent brains malfunction -- Cold-blooded killers: the autonomic nervous system -- Broken brains: the neuroanatomy of violence -- Natural-born killers: early health influences -- A recipe for violence: malnutrition, metals, and mental health -- The biosocial jigsaw puzzle: putting the pieces together -- Curing crime: biological interventions -- The brain on trial: legal implications -- The future: where will neurocriminology take us?
Subject: Violence > Physiological aspects.
Violence > Psychological aspects.
Violence > psychology.
Aggression > physiology.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at College of the Rockies.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Cranbrook Campus RC 569.5 .V55 R35 2013 (Text) 31111000152577 CRANBROOK Volume hold Available -

Preface xi
Introduction 3(8)
1 Basic Instincts
How Violence Evolved
11(26)
2 Seeds of Sin
The Genetic Basis to Crime
37(24)
3 Murderous Minds
How Violent Brains Malfunction
61(39)
4 Cold-Blooded Killers
The Autonomic Nervous System
100(34)
5 Broken Brains
The Neuroanatomy of Violence
134(48)
6 Natural-Born Killers
Early Health Influences
182(24)
7 A Recipe for Violence
Malnutrition, Metals, and Mental Health
206(36)
8 The Biosocial Jigsaw Puzzle
Putting the Pieces Together
242(31)
9 Curing Crime
Biological Interventions
273(30)
10 The Brain On Trial
Legal Implications
303(26)
11 The Future
Where Will Neurocriminology Take Us?
329(46)
Notes 375(79)
Index 454


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