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Impact of Behavioral Genetic Evidence on the Adjudication of Criminal Behavior

Paul S. Appelbaum and Nicholas Scurich
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2014, 42 (1) 91-100;
Paul S. Appelbaum
Dr. Appelbaum is Dollard Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Law, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY. Dr. Scurich is Assistant Professor, Psychology and Social Behavior, Criminology, Law and Society, University of California, Irvine, CA. This work was supported in part by Grant 1P20HG005535-01 from the National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD.
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Dr. Appelbaum is Dollard Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Law, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY. Dr. Scurich is Assistant Professor, Psychology and Social Behavior, Criminology, Law and Society, University of California, Irvine, CA. This work was supported in part by Grant 1P20HG005535-01 from the National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD.
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    Mean (±2 SE) ratings of fear of the defendant as a function of the respondent's explanation of criminal behavior.

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    Frequencies and Within-Column Percentages of the Crime Ascribed to the Defendant as a Function of the Explanation of the Behavior

    CrimenExplanation of Behavior, n (%)Abuse+Genetics
    ImpulsivityAbuseGenetics
    2nd-degree manslaughter5219 (40)7 (20)15 (28)11 (22)
    1st-degree manslaughter8619 (40)18 (51)27 (40)22 (43)
    2nd-degree murder387 (15)9 (26)9 (16)13 (25)
    1st-degree murder133 (5)1 (304 (7)5 (10)
    Total18948355551
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    Frequencies and Within-Column Percentages of Length of Prison Sentence Chosen as a Function of the Explanation of Behavior

    Length of SentencenExplanation of Behavior, n (%)Abuse+Genetics
    ImpulsivityAbuseGenetics
    5 to 10 years3314 (29)2 (3)8 (16)9 (16)
    12 to 17 years6019 (40)9 (25)20 (39)12 (23)
    20 to 25 years6812 (25)17 (50)18 (35)21 (40)
    30 to 35 years273 (6)8 (22)5 (10)11 (21)
    Total18848365153
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