¶ … real, biological causes of crime in the criminal mind. It gave me insight into the many different genetic and biological problems that can lead to criminality. I also learned that there are many more causes than I had thought, such as vitamin deficiencies, excess hormones, hypoglycemia, fetal alcohol syndrome, and a host of others that make sense when I read them but were startling when I saw them in print. I also learned that these biological causes of crime have been slow to catch on in criminology circles, but they are becoming more accepted with time and research.
.Most of this information was new to me -- there was not a lot that I knew before reading this chapter. I knew about natural selection and Darwin's ideas on aggression, but did not put them together with this information. It was understandable that many of these theories have not been tested, as it is quite difficult to pin down brain function and causality. I had heard of the "Twinkie Defense" for Dan White, which uses the theory that foods can...
I have known hypoglycemics, and have seen how they change due to sugar imbalances.
It was surprising to me that so many criminologists are against this causation of crime. It seems that it is valid in many cases, and that some people are just habitual criminals with little or no redeeming qualities. I have seen television shows where aggressive dogs are deemed unsuitable for adoption because they are simply too aggressive and cannot be retrained, so why is it not the same with humans? It seems that some are just unredeemable, like Robert Moormann. It makes sense that biological problems in the brain can cause crime, because biological problems in the brain can cause many other abnormal behaviors. I was also surprised that these theories have existed for so long, but are still not really accepted by so many people. I wonder what it will take for them to accept or at least open themselves to these theories. I was also surprised that…
