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One of the numerous important contributions of Joan McCord to criminology was her long term follow up of an exceptionally well designed experimental prevention study initiated in the 1930s. Her work influenced a large number of longitudinal and experimental studies which form the basis of developmental and experimental criminology. The aim of this paper is to highlight how developmental criminology, experimental criminology, and developmental genetics (epigenetics) are starting to blend together to explain the causes of antisocial behavior, and more importantly to help prevent chronic antisocial behavior. The paper uses physical aggression as an example of a developmental outcome of gene–environment interactions.
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Tremblay, R.E. Towards an epigenetic approach to experimental criminology: The 2004 Joan McCord Prize Lecture. J Exp Criminol 1, 397–415 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-005-3542-6
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