PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Junewicz, Alexandra AU - Billick, Stephen Bates TI - Preempting the Development of Antisocial Behavior and Psychopathic Traits AID - 10.29158/JAAPL.200060-20 DP - 2021 Mar 01 TA - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online PG - 66--76 VI - 49 IP - 1 4099 - http://jaapl.org/content/49/1/66.short 4100 - http://jaapl.org/content/49/1/66.full SO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2021 Mar 01; 49 AB - Antisocial behavior and psychopathic traits are subject to complex patterns of inheritance, gene-–environment interactive effects, and powerful environmental influences. Yet genetic factors are important in the etiology of antisocial behavior and psychopathic traits, and identifying youth with an elevated genetic risk may lead to improved interventions and preventive efforts. Additionally, research revealing the importance of gene-–environment interactions in the development of antisocial behavior and psychopathic traits should be harnessed to promote more rehabilitative, developmentally appropriate policies to benefit youth in the juvenile justice and social welfare systems.