Citation
Boutwell, Brian B.; Barnes, J. C.; Beaver, Kevin M.; Haynes, Raelynn Deaton; Nedelec, Joseph L.; & Gibson, Chris L. (2015). A Unified Crime Theory: The Evolutionary Taxonomy. Aggression and Violent Behavior.Abstract
Multiple scientific disciplines have weighed in with different viewpoints regarding the origins of criminal behavior in human beings. What is lacking, however, is a framework capable of uniting the theoretical viewpoints into a single overarching perspective. The current article offers such a framework. Drawing on a variety of influences, we argue that many types of crime can be understood in the evolutionary context of human life history. Along these lines, we present a framework capable of explaining different patterns in criminal offending both at the individual level as well as the macro-level. Although the current article offers only a starting point, the way forward in the study of crime should involve a multi-disciplinary, multilevel explanatory framework. The evolutionary taxonomy we propose represents a step in that direction.URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2015.09.003Keyword(s)
Evolutionary taxonomy life-history MoffittReference Type
Journal ArticleJournal Title
Aggression and Violent BehaviorAuthor(s)
Boutwell, Brian B.Barnes, J. C.
Beaver, Kevin M.
Haynes, Raelynn Deaton
Nedelec, Joseph L.
Gibson, Chris L.