Biological Underpinnings of Crime

Throughout this course we have covered a large body of material concerning life course theories  of criminology, trajectories, turning points, the influence of biological and environmental factors  on life trajectories, early onset of antisocial behavior, and several other topics related to  antisocial involvement across the life course. 

For this assignment, pick a topic we have covered in this course and write a 8 to 10 page research  paper exploring this topic. In the paper you should 1) thoroughly explain the topic you are  covering, 2) discuss the previous research in this area giving attention to evidence for empirical  or support (or lack thereof), 3) discuss how this topic may have relevance for crime and criminal  justice related policy, and 4) discuss avenues for future research.