BBC News - Two genes linked with violent crime The authors of the study, published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, said at least 4-10% of all violent crime in Finland could be attributed to individuals with these genotypes. But they stressed the genes could not be used to screen criminals. Many more genes may be involved in violent behaviour and environmental factors are also known to have a fundamental role. Even if an individual has a high-risk combination of these genes the majority will never commit a crime, the lead author of the work Jari Tiihonen of the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden said. Committing a severe, violent crime is extremely rare in the general population. So even though the relative risk would be increased, the absolute risk is very low, he told the BBC. Continue reading the main story “ Start Quote Were all products of genetics and the environment but I dont think that robs us of free will or understanding right and wrong” Dr Christopher Ferguson Stetson University, Florida The study, which involved analysis of almost 900 criminals, is the first to have looked at the genetic make-up of so many violent criminals in this way.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 09:34:00 +0000
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