The Neuroscience of Violence and the Moral Imperative for Treatment

Many books describe and analyze violence using a case history approach. Although these works may thrill sensation-seeking readers, they fail miserably at improving our scientific understanding of violence and effective prevention efforts. The Anatomy of Violence: The Biological Roots of Crime is an exception. The author, Adrian Raine, is recognized as one of the premier researchers of the neuroscience of violence. The scientific rigor of his research is demonstrated by his many publications in the most respected journals in criminology, neuroscience, psychology, and psychiatry. This book is far more than an exceptional review of the literature. Raine issues an impassioned call to action through a public health approach to violence prevention based on the growing scientific understanding of the brain. The book contains 11 chapters, starting with a theoretical chapter on the biological evolutionary theory of violence and antisocial