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Biological Causes of Delinquency

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Juvenile Psychiatry and the Law

Part of the book series: Critical Issues in American Psychiatry and the Law ((CIAP,volume 4))

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The study of juvenile delinquency is ultimately as complex as the study of human behavior generally. Not only can we delineate somewhat distinct social, familial, psychological, and biological roots of delinquent behavior, we must then be prepared to examine the interactions of all of these factors with the others and the degree to which each aggravates or mitigates the others. It quickly becomes clear that any attempt to look for an ultimate cause for delinquency exclusively in any one realm is futile.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, George Washington School of Medicine, Washington, DC, 20037, USA

    Richard A. Ratner

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital, Washington, DC, 20032, USA

    Richard A. Ratner

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  1. Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, USA

    Richard Rosner M.D. (Clinical Associate Professor, Fellow, Diplomate, Medical Director) (Clinical Associate Professor, Fellow, Diplomate, Medical Director)

  2. American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry, USA

    Richard Rosner M.D. (Clinical Associate Professor, Fellow, Diplomate, Medical Director) (Clinical Associate Professor, Fellow, Diplomate, Medical Director)

  3. American Board of Forensic Psychiatry, USA

    Richard Rosner M.D. (Clinical Associate Professor, Fellow, Diplomate, Medical Director) (Clinical Associate Professor, Fellow, Diplomate, Medical Director)

  4. Forensic Psychiatry Clinic for the New York Criminal and Supreme Courts (First Judicial Department), New York, New York, USA

    Richard Rosner M.D. (Clinical Associate Professor, Fellow, Diplomate, Medical Director) (Clinical Associate Professor, Fellow, Diplomate, Medical Director)

  5. Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA

    Harold I. Schwartz M.D. (Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Chief) (Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Chief)

  6. Psychiatric Outpatient Services, USA

    Harold I. Schwartz M.D. (Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Chief) (Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Chief)

  7. Program in Psychiatry and Law, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York, USA

    Harold I. Schwartz M.D. (Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Chief) (Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Chief)

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Ratner, R.A. (1989). Biological Causes of Delinquency. In: Rosner, R., Schwartz, H.I. (eds) Juvenile Psychiatry and the Law. Critical Issues in American Psychiatry and the Law, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5526-7_3

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