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Psychophysiology and Crime: Theory and Data

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Biological Contributions to Crime Causation

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The uses of psychophysiological measures in the study of crime are several. Some measures may be useful as indices of criminal or delinquent tendencies, and may therefore be of use in identifying those who may be likely to become deviant in the future. More importantly psychophysiological studies are capable of helping in the identification of processes underlying the deviant behaviour, and thereby leading to the better understanding of the theories of criminality or delinquency. Psychophysiological techniques alone are not likely to lead to a significant advance in knowledge; it is only by using these techniques in conjunction with data from other sources that any advance is likely to be made.

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    Peter H. Venables

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Venables, P.H. (1988). Psychophysiology and Crime: Theory and Data. In: Moffitt, T.E., Mednick, S.A. (eds) Biological Contributions to Crime Causation. NATO ASI Series, vol 40. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2768-1_1

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