Florida State University, Tallahassee, 32306-1127, USA.
Biol Psychiatry. 2011 Feb 1;69(3):282-7. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.09.007. Epub 2010 Nov 10.
Behavioral genetic research has revealed that antisocial phenotypes are under genetic influence. This study examines whether genetic factors also affect the odds of being processed through the criminal justice system.
A sample of adoptees (n = 191-257) drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health was analyzed. They self-reported on whether they had ever been arrested, sentenced to probation, incarcerated, and arrested multiple times. Assessments were also conducted of the criminal status of their biological parents.
Adoptees who have a biological father or a biological mother who have been arrested previously are significantly more likely to be arrested, sentenced to probation, incarcerated, and arrested multiple times when compared with adoptees whose biological parents have not been arrested.
Adoptees who are genetically predisposed to antisocial phenotypes are at risk for being formally processed through the criminal justice system.
行为遗传学研究表明，反社会表型受遗传影响。本研究探讨了遗传因素是否也会影响被纳入刑事司法系统的几率。
对从全国青少年健康纵向研究中抽取的一组被收养者（n=191-257）进行了分析。他们自行报告是否曾经被捕、被判缓刑、监禁和多次被捕。还对其亲生父母的犯罪状况进行了评估。
与亲生父母未被捕的被收养者相比，曾有被捕或被判缓刑的生父或生母的被收养者，更有可能被捕、被判缓刑、监禁和多次被捕。
遗传上易患反社会表型的被收养者有被正式纳入刑事司法系统的风险。
