Choy, OliviaPortnoy, JillRaine, AdrianRemmel, Rheanna J.Schug, RobertTuvblad, CatherineYang, Yaling2023-05-232020-12-152018-12-012019-06-11Choy, O., Portnoy, J., Raine, A., Remmel, R.J., Schug, R., Tuvblad, C., & Yang, Y. (2018). Biosocial Influences on Offending Across the Life Course. In D.P. Farrington, L. Kazemian, & A.R. Piquero (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology. New York: Oxford University Press. [doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190201371.013.16]https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/41507This chapter presents major biological and biosocial findings in relation to the development of offending. It reviews empirical findings on the association between two psychophysiological factors, heart rate and skin conductance, and offending. The chapter then discusses the heritability of antisocial behavior and the contribution of genetics to the understanding of developmental trajectories, stability, and change in offending. The structural and functional brain abnormalities in antisocial individuals across different age groups are then discussed, along with research on hormones and neurotransmitters. Next, the chapter highlights the applications of neuropsychology in the understanding of offending across the life span and reviews research on pre- and perinatal factors related to later offending. It concludes with potential areas for future research.Biosocial Influences on Offending Across the Life Course (2018) by O. Choy, J. Portnoy, A. Raine, R.J. Remmel, R. Schug, C. Tuvblad, and Y. Yang. In The Oxford Handbook of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology edited by David P. Farrington, Lila Kazemian, and Alex R. Piquero, reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press. Link to the work online: https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190201371.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780190201371-e-16biosocial influencesoffendingheart rateskin conductancepsychophysiological factorsantisocial behaviorgeneticsbrain abnormalitiesneuropsychologyBioethics and Medical EthicsNeuroscience and NeurobiologyNeurosciencesBiosocial Influences on Offending Across the Life CourseBook Chapter