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Biological Explanations: Offending Behaviour

Biological explanations for offending behavior see the causes as physiological in nature (e.g. nature rather than nurture). The early biological approaches focused on the atavistic form (that some people are born with a criminal personality that is a throwback to a previous more primitive ancestor), whereas more recent biological explanations are based on genes, brain structure and neurotransmitters.