This volume brings together a group of essays by leading philosophers of
science, ethicists, and legal scholars, commissioned for an important
and controversial conference on genetics and crime. The essays address
basic conceptual, methodological, and ethical issues raised by genetic
research on criminal behavior but largely ignored in the public debate.
They explore the complexities in tracing any genetic influence on
criminal, violent, or antisocial behavior, the varieties of
interpretation to which evidence of such influences is subject, and the
relevance of such influences to the moral and legal appraisal of
criminal conduct. The volume provides a critical overview of the
assumptions, methods, and findings of recent behavioral genetics.