Causes of Crime

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by finnbow

That is nurture (i.e., the environment in which a child is raised, as opposed to his genes).

There has been ample research on the negative impacts of domestic violence upon children in the home.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...adb_story.html

Seems to me the report supports both theories, as the parents may have created said environment because of genes that they then passed on. As I indicated, I don't see why the nature/nuture argument is often either/or. There is evidence for both, and no reason to think that one rules out the other.