The Impact of Behavioral Sciences on Criminal Law

• The Impact of Behavioral Sciences on Criminal Law brings a trans-disciplinary approach to subject through its inclusion of essays by the leading behavioral geneticists, neuroscientists, philosophers, policymakers, and legal scholars
• The collected essays address a wide-range of current issues involved in the changing landscape of behavioral science and the law
• Essential reading for anyone interested in the ongoing genomic and neuroscience revolution and it's implications on criminal law

The Impact of Behavioral Genetics on Criminal Law is essential reading for anyone interested in the ongoing genomics and neuroscience revolution and its implications for criminal law. Building in part on a recent multi-disciplinary conference, this collection of essays offers a comprehensive discussion of the ramifications of behavioral sciences in criminal cases and brings together the leading behavioral geneticists, neuroscientists, philosophers, policymakers, and legal scholars to address the multi-faceted concerns at issue.

Together, the essays in this volume discuss the scientific progress and limitations in behavioral science research relating to criminal conduct, and the ethical concerns and practical implications of introducing behavioral science evidence into criminal cases. Included is a detailed discussion of criminal cases in which biological and neurological predisposition testimony has been introduced, the implications for criminal responsibility and punishment, the consequences for DNA databank research, new directions in predictions of future dangerousness, and the concerns for ethnic and racial minorities arising from this research.

Readership: Scholars, practitioners and advanced readers interested in the impact that behavioral science has on criminal law.