What are the implications of this research for the criminal justice system and the offender?
There are many competing and integrated theories within the field of criminology. It is important to distinguish the literature and findings discussed in this lecture, however, from the theories of any particular discipline. While these findings are an extension of certain models and perspectives proposed in the behavioral sciences, they should not be considered theories that are competitive with others in criminology. Instead, research that is described has been generated from a broad range of scientific inquiries and methodologies into the generators of human behavior that are highly relevant to the inquiries of criminologists. Findings from the behavioral sciences should, therefore, be viewed as having the potential to fill existing gaps in our knowledge pertaining to the development of antisocial behavior, and to eventually be understood in the context of social forces that we have identified as significant players in this dynamic equation. Q1: Why is it important that criminologic
