1. Causations of Criminal Tendencies
... have an extra "Y" chromosome. Males have XY and the predisposed criminal will have XYY. (Dorothy Nelkin, Elvis..) This leads us to two very important ethical concerns. The first of which is exemplified in the murder trial of Richard Speck in 1968. He was tried for murder of nine nurses in New York. His appeal fro his innocence was on the grounds that he had an extra Y chromosome. He ... stated that he could no the blamed fro his horrendous acts, because he was destined to ... that of the traits of the biological parents, though the child may have never even known his parents. (Sarnoff Me...
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