NCJ Number
15399
Date Published
1972
Length
85 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSES FACTORS OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTE OR PERMIT CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR AND SUGGESTS MEANS FOR IMPLEMENTING FINDINGS IN PUBLIC POLICY AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Abstract
PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ACTIVITY ARE DISCUSSED AS IMPORTANT FACTORS IN SOCIOPATHIC AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR. THIS IS CONSIDERED AN INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT SUBJECT TO CHANGE THROUGH THE USE OF DRUGS. THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT IS DISCUSSED AS THE INTERACTION OF PEOPLE AND STRUCTURES TO WHICH THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT RESPONDS. THE WORKSHOP STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS BASED ON INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH THAT CONTRIBUTE TO A HARMONIOUS, MUTUALLY FULFILLING TRANSACTION BETWEEN EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS. SOME OF THE PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE FINDINGS OF BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH IN PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS ARE DISCUSSED.