Understanding and Preventing Violence, Volume 2 Biobehavioral Influences (1994) / Chapter Skim
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d, and Adrian Raine Even the most complex social environmental influences on an individual's propensity to engage in violent behavior may eventually be traced to their biologic bases. In order to sketch such an interactive model, it is useful to begin with a consideration of the genetic influences on violent behavior as studied in animals as well as humans.
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isolating the precise nature of the mechanisms through which an individual's propensity to engage in or refrain from violent behavior may be inherited; ~2~ using quantitative methodology to control for heritable influences so that conclusions about environmental influences on violent behavior can be clarified; and `3) quantifying the genetic effect in terms of its importance or triviality in explaining human behavior and the magnitude of its correlation with risk factors for violence.
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