Evolutionary Criminology
Durrant, Russil (Victoria University of Wellington, School of Social and Cultural Studies, Wellington, New Zealand) / Ward, Tony (Victoria University of Wellington, School of Psychology, Wellington, New Zealand)
Theories of crime typically reflect the discipline of the theorist. There has been little attempt to construct multidisciplinary frameworks that integrate psychological, biological, and sociological concepts in explaining, and controlling, criminal activity. Evolutionary behavioral science is ideally placed to provide a comprehensive and scientifically grounded framework for understanding criminal behavior. As human beings evolved, criminal be...