Genes, free will, and criminal responsibility

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1599-1611

  Alper, Joseph S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminal responsibility; Determinism; Free will; Genetics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETICS; HUMAN; RESPONSIBILITY;

CAUSALITY; CRIME; ENVIRONMENT; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; INSTINCT; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; VOLITION;

EID: 0032526393     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(97)10136-8     Document Type: Article

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