Darwinian foundations of crime and law

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 373-382

  Duntley, Joshua D ^a   Shackelford, Todd K ^b  

^a RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime; Darwinian natural selection; Evolutionary psychology

Indexed keywords

ASSAULT; BEHAVIOR; BIOMEDICINE; COGNITION; CRIME; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; HOMICIDE; HYPOTHESIS; LAW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; THEFT;

EID: 50049095586     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2008.06.002     Document Type: Review

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