首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
医学
There is plenty we don’t know about criminal behavior. Most crime goes unreported so it is hard to pick out trends from the data
There is plenty we don’t know about criminal behavior. Most crime goes unreported so it is hard to pick out trends from the data
admin
2014-12-27
51
问题
There is plenty we don’t know about criminal behavior. Most crime goes unreported so it is hard to pick out trends from the data, and even reliable sets of statistics can be difficult to compare. But here is one thing we do know: those with a biological predisposition to violent behavior who are brought up in abusive homes are very likely to become lifelong criminals.
Antisocial and criminal behavior tends to run in families, but no one was sure whether this was due mostly to social-environmental factors or biological ones. It turns out both are important, but the effect is most dramatic when they act together. This has been illustrated in several studies over the past six years which found that male victims of child abuse are several times as likely to become criminals and abusers themselves if they were born with a less-active version of a gene for the enzyme monoamine oxidase A(MAO-A), which breaks down neurotransmitters crucial to the regulation of aggression.
Researchers recently made another key observation: kids with this "double whammy" of predisposition and an unfortunate upbringing are likely to show signs of what’s to come at a very early age. The risk factors for long-term criminality— attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, low IQ, language difficulties — can be spotted in kindergarten. So given what we now know, shouldn’t we be doing everything to protect the children most at risk?
No one is suggesting testing all boys to see which variant of the MAO-A gene they have, but what the science is telling us is that we should redouble efforts to tackle abusive upbringings, and even simple neglect. This will help any child, but especially those whose biology makes them vulnerable. Thankfully there is already considerable enthusiasm in both the US and the UK for converting the latest in behavioral science into parenting and social skills: both governments have schemes in place to improve parenting in families where children are at risk of receiving poor care.
Some people are uncomfortable with the idea of early intervention because it implies our behavior becomes "set" as we grow up, compromising the idea of free will. That view is understandable, but it would be negligent to ignore what the studies are telling us. Indeed, the cost to society of failing to intervene — in terms of criminal damage, dealing with offenders and helping victims of crime — is bound to be greater than the cost of improving parenting. The value to the children is immeasurable.
When we say that antisocial and criminal behavior tends to run in families, as indicated by the recent findings, we can probably mean that______.
选项
A、a particular gene is passed on in families
B、child abuse will lead to domestic violence
C、the male victims of child abuse will pass on the tendency
D、the violent predisposition is exclusively born of child abuse
答案
A
解析
细节题。题意:当说到“正如最近的研究结果指出,反社会和犯罪行为通常发生在家族中”,我们的意思可能是什么?根据题干信息,可以定位到文章的第二段,最后一句话是解题的有效信息,即通过基因遗传。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/GBT3777K
本试题收录于:
医学博士外语题库考研分类
0
医学博士外语
考研
相关试题推荐
Severalclassesofbittercitruscompoundhavelookedpromisingasanticanceragentsinlaboratorytests.Anewstudyindicates
Peoplecanbeaddictedtodifferentthings—e.g.,alcohol,drugs,certainfoods,oreventelevision.Peoplewhohavesuchanad
Englishspeakerspickuppitchintherighthemispheresoftheirbrains,butspeakersofcertainotherlanguagesperceiveiton
Youfeelgenerallydepressedandunabletoconcentrate.Your【C1】______ofdailyactivitymaychange;youfindyourself【C2】______a
Peoplearemuchbetterinformedsincethe______oftheInternet.
A、Evenprimitivelifeisimpossible.B、Intelligentlifeisfairlycommon.C、Intelligentlifeislesslikely.D、Anyformoflife
Wheneverpeoplegoandliveinanothercountrytheyhavenewexperiencesandnewfeelings.Theyexperiencecultureshock.Manyp
TheUniversityintransformation,editedbyAustralianfuturistsSohailInayatullahandJenniferGidley,presentssome20highly
Itiscommontothinkthatotheranimalsareruledbyinstinctwhereashumanslosttheirinstinctsandruledbyreason,andthat
随机试题
涡静脉收集的血液范围不包括
男性,60岁,突然胸骨后剧痛,昏厥3次,心率40次/min,律规整,心电图示P波与QRS波无关,P波数目多于QRS波,QRS时限0.14秒。应采取的最佳措施是
关于诉讼时效中断的表述,下列哪一选项是正确的?()
下列不可以作为抵押物的有()。
下列关于三种审计程序的说法中不正确的是( )。下列关于审计证据的充分性和适当性的说法中不正确的是( )。
甲向乙买了一幅名画,后来发现此画并非真迹,而是复制品。甲退回该画,并要求乙退还其支付的价款,乙拒绝,甲于是诉至法院。经查,乙在购得此画时也不知是复制品,故卖给甲时也以为是真迹,无隐瞒之情。问:该民事行为有何特征?
给下面这段文字加个小标题,最恰当的一项是()。在光滑的冰面上开车是不容易的,可是我在北极见到的芬兰司机,在冰道上开车的时速和在柏油马路上一样快。为了保障安全,这里的汽车都备有两套轮子,一套是夏季用的普通轮子,一套是适用于冰面的带针的轮子。公路上
下列选项中属于趋一避动机冲突的有()(2013.68)
依次填入句中横线上的词语,恰当的一组是______。①目前社会上的浮躁风气和商业上的投机心理______着学术,一些学者忘记了学术目的,或急功近利、粗制滥造,或取媚世俗、热衷炒作。②学术上的问题应当由学者们自由地讨论解决,领导不要___
Tolearnwithsuccessisnotaverydifficulttaskofsomefundamentalprinciples【C1】______tobeitsbases.【C2】______discussi
最新回复
(
0
)