Concept information
Preferred term
nature-nurture debate
Definition
- an old but ongoing debate about whether crime is due to biological causes or environmental causes, including child rearing. Many criminologists now concede that both sets of factors play a role in the etiology of crime. [Source: The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice; Nature-Nurture Debate]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/nature-nurture_debate
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