Summary
Criminal behavior presents a significant public health problem that involves heavy economic and social burdens, including
the costs of criminal justice adjudication, compensation for victims and their families, and collateral impacts on communities.
While there have been attempts to address this important topic, there are a number of limitations in other studies. Within the
field of criminology, sociological perspectives have been the dominant explanation for criminal behavior for while biological
factors have been largely ignored. Additionally, most of the criminological research has been based in the U.S., and
criminological researchers who examine biological factors often need to rely on small, non-representative samples due to the
lack of national U.S. databases containing relevant information. There have been attempts in Europe, mainly by psychiatrists
and other medical professionals, to address crime-related questions by using available European registries; however, these
projects examine familial transmission of genetic risks for psychiatric conditions, focus on specific subtypes of criminal
offending, or utilized techniques that are considered outdated or rudimentary today. Lastly, much of the research has
focused on male offenders and on offenders who engage in “street” crime (e.g., violent crime), with little attention paid to
female offenders or less conventional forms of offending (e.g., white-collar crime). To overcome these limitations, this project
will utilize Sweden’s national registries that allow for population-wide analyses and state-of-the-art statistical techniques to
deepen the understanding of the role of biological (i.e., genetic) and social (i.e., environmental) influences in the
development of criminal behavior (in general and by subtype), and how gender and socioeconomic status alter these
biological and social influences. The proposed study will also examine the consequences of criminal behavior on subsequent
life outcomes.
the costs of criminal justice adjudication, compensation for victims and their families, and collateral impacts on communities.
While there have been attempts to address this important topic, there are a number of limitations in other studies. Within the
field of criminology, sociological perspectives have been the dominant explanation for criminal behavior for while biological
factors have been largely ignored. Additionally, most of the criminological research has been based in the U.S., and
criminological researchers who examine biological factors often need to rely on small, non-representative samples due to the
lack of national U.S. databases containing relevant information. There have been attempts in Europe, mainly by psychiatrists
and other medical professionals, to address crime-related questions by using available European registries; however, these
projects examine familial transmission of genetic risks for psychiatric conditions, focus on specific subtypes of criminal
offending, or utilized techniques that are considered outdated or rudimentary today. Lastly, much of the research has
focused on male offenders and on offenders who engage in “street” crime (e.g., violent crime), with little attention paid to
female offenders or less conventional forms of offending (e.g., white-collar crime). To overcome these limitations, this project
will utilize Sweden’s national registries that allow for population-wide analyses and state-of-the-art statistical techniques to
deepen the understanding of the role of biological (i.e., genetic) and social (i.e., environmental) influences in the
development of criminal behavior (in general and by subtype), and how gender and socioeconomic status alter these
biological and social influences. The proposed study will also examine the consequences of criminal behavior on subsequent
life outcomes.
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| Web resources: | https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101030220 |
| Start date: | 01-09-2022 |
| End date: | 01-12-2024 |
| Total budget - Public funding: | 191 852,16 Euro - 191 852,00 Euro |
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Original description
Criminal behavior presents a significant public health problem that involves heavy economic and social burdens, includingthe costs of criminal justice adjudication, compensation for victims and their families, and collateral impacts on communities.
While there have been attempts to address this important topic, there are a number of limitations in other studies. Within the
field of criminology, sociological perspectives have been the dominant explanation for criminal behavior for while biological
factors have been largely ignored. Additionally, most of the criminological research has been based in the U.S., and
criminological researchers who examine biological factors often need to rely on small, non-representative samples due to the
lack of national U.S. databases containing relevant information. There have been attempts in Europe, mainly by psychiatrists
and other medical professionals, to address crime-related questions by using available European registries; however, these
projects examine familial transmission of genetic risks for psychiatric conditions, focus on specific subtypes of criminal
offending, or utilized techniques that are considered outdated or rudimentary today. Lastly, much of the research has
focused on male offenders and on offenders who engage in “street” crime (e.g., violent crime), with little attention paid to
female offenders or less conventional forms of offending (e.g., white-collar crime). To overcome these limitations, this project
will utilize Sweden’s national registries that allow for population-wide analyses and state-of-the-art statistical techniques to
deepen the understanding of the role of biological (i.e., genetic) and social (i.e., environmental) influences in the
development of criminal behavior (in general and by subtype), and how gender and socioeconomic status alter these
biological and social influences. The proposed study will also examine the consequences of criminal behavior on subsequent
life outcomes.
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SIGNEDCall topic
MSCA-IF-2020Update Date
28-04-2024
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