Key Q

• What are the implications for society if aggression is found to be caused by nature


  eg shorter sentences, treatment not punishment, criminal behaviour viewed as a disorder/ pathologically

  no free will, pre empt
• AO1

  25 year old man killed wife and mum then 14 other at Texas Uni in 1966. In his suicide note, requested a brain scan in his autopsy + found small tumour near his amygdala

  2024- 86,000 Uk prison pop and £51,000 per prisoner. (Costly to society)

  Bio feedback, changing brain to gain control over involuntary functions eg impulsiveness. Use EEG (measures brain waves) - shows abnormal brain activity - used for conduct disorders
• Warrior gene

  MAOA- L = low activity of MAOA gene - only if had difficult childhood as well increasing risk of developing anti social personality disorder
• Implications

  Intervention
• DABS

  87 prisoner females - the more violent the crime, the higher the testosterone levels

  Dual hormone hypothesis - high testosterone when low cortisol
• Raine supports

  Low activity in amygdala, corpus collosum

  High activity right amygdala (not previously linked to violence)

  supports role of nature to an extent - Raine said to use with caution though