This article explains the possibility of a gene that can determine if an individual will commit a crime. Scientists do say that there isn't really a crime gene, but there are genes that when are accompanied by stress makes the chances of the person committing a crime increases greatly. Even though this could help with identifying criminals and law breakers it raises the flags for racism and discrimination. Stress that can flip the switch on these genes are usually found in low income neighborhoods of the inner city. This puts the target on many minorities backs which can lead to more racism and discrimination. Although the science has good numbers and results experts seeing this technique entering our justice system because of the racism issue.
Survey by John Paul Wright which discovered that not a single study on the biology-crime link has been published in dissertation form in the last 20 years
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/arts/GeneticStudies.pdf
I find it very interesting that they seem to be focusing more on the stress factors as oppose to the actually gene, that’s if there is one. What about other factors such as psychiatric disorders, for example, or deformities in the brain that causes you to be less empathic or feel no remorse. These examples are surely not limited to your annual income or ethnicity. I don’t believe that there is gene that’ll directly push you towards doing a crime more so that there are genes that cause a defect that could or could not lead to a crime. Crimes aren’t allows premeditated. Some people commit crimes because it feels right (psychological and maybe genetics) but people also commit crimes to survive (low income).
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