TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1990//
TI  - Autonomic Orienting Responses in 15-Year-Old Male Subjects and Criminal Behavior at Age 24
JO  - American journal of psychiatry
A1  - Raine, Adrian
A1  - Venables, Peter H.
A1  - Williams, Mark
SP  - 933
EP  - 937
VL  - 147
IS  - 7
N2  - This prospective study analyzed relationships between skin conductance and heart rate measures of orienting in a noninstitutionalized sample of 101 15-year-old male subjects and criminal behavior as assessed at age 24 years. Subjects with a criminal record at age 24 (N = 17) had significantly smaller skin conductance responses and smaller heart rate deceleratory and acceleratory responses than the other subjects (N = 84). Lack of any skin conductance response was significantly more prevalent in subjects with a criminal record (31%) than in the control subjects (10%). These results implicate deficits in orienting with the later development of criminal behavior. The authors hypothesize that the genetic predisposition to criminal behavior may find its expression in part through smaller autonomic orienting. (Abstract Adapted from Source: American Journal of Psychiatry, 1990. Copyright © 1990 by American Psychiatric Publishing)  Biological Factors Juvenile Male Juvenile Crime Juvenile Offender Adult Offender Adult Male Adult Crime Genetic Factors Crime Causes Male Crime Male Offender Follow-Up Studies Skin Response Heart Rate Early Adolescence 10-99<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-953X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -