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Criminal Insanity
"Some traits or dispositions are inherited, but the continuity of behavior, including antisocial activity, is maintained by social contexts and other aspects of the environment."
Criminal insanity is a topic which sparks much heated debate. What causes insanity? Is insanity ....
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.... a pitcher of beer" ("Charles..."). Another example is Henry Lee Lucas, a famous serial killer, who "as a child, lost an eye after a severe beating from his mother" ("Serial..."). Finally, Pedro Alonso Lopez, believed to be the key player in over 300 murders was "kicked out of his house when only 8 years old" ("Serial..."). These cases, as well as many others, seem to indicate a correlation between abuse as a child and violent tenancies as an adult. A renowned psychologist, Shervert Frazier, has concluded that many "killers have been subjected to brutalizing treatment that gene ....
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