Criminal Behavior Nature vs. Nurture Debate

Does criminal behavior come from nature or nurture? Nature refers to the genetic characteristics that you attain from your genes. Meaning that it is passed on by your ancestors. While nurture on the other hand, refers to the environment you live in. The characteristics that you attain that come from what is around you. The question is does criminal behavior come from genes, rather than environment. Studies have revealed that both genes and environment contribute to criminal behavior in a person. Studies demonstrate that having a genetic predisposition for criminal behavior, but if they are exposed to a criminal or anti-social behavior, than the chances of criminal behavior is higher. The nature vs. nurture debate has many influences in the criminal behavior of an individual.

Many murderers have had a record of family violence, or a criminal environment. Most criminals have been raped, abused, mistreated, abandoned, etc. All of this actions that murderers have suffered are the cause of all the horrific crimes that they have committed. A bad environment can cause brain damage in any person. This will create madness in a person and create traumas in their brain.  All of these environmental history that causes trauma in a person's brain is not the only explanation for criminal behavior. There is evidence that demonstrates that not always crime committers have had a bad environment. Many genetical issues have also been the cause of brain damage in a criminal. Many scientific research has proven that many criminals are born already with a propensity for violence. Also, research has proven that some people are born with brain abnormalities that cause criminal behavior. Scientists have come to the conclusion that criminal behavior is a combination of both nature and nurture. Enviroment and genes are responsible for criminal behavior. Criminals who are proven guilty but have psychological damage, do not receive the same punishment than other criminals who don't in most cases. This is because these criminals with brain damage are not conscious of what they are doing because of their abnormality. Nature and Nurture both contribute in the mind of a criminal.


In conclusion, environment and genes both make a criminal do the crimes they commit. Environment, or nurture, in a criminal, is when the criminal suffered abuse or trauma in their brain while they grew up. While on the other hand, nature, or genes, in a criminal, are the traits and traumas that their ancestors have passed on to them. Even though, trauma or brain damage, is not an excuse for a criminal for what they did. I believe that all murderers should receive the punish that they deserve, independently if they have brain trouble.

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