The influence of biological factors in genesis of mass murders
Author/s: Ilić, Aleksandra, Starčević, Ana
Pages: 7-27
UDK: 343.94:343.611
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47152/rkkp.61.3.1
Abstract: In this paper, the authors, starting from the established division of mass murders in the criminological literature, analyze the available research results on cases of mass murders, that is, their etiology. Considering that the analysis of all possible factors that can constitute individual criminogenesis would require much more space, in this paper the emphasis is on the biological factors of crime. The authors start from traditional biological understandings in criminology, such as the study of the connection between physical constitution and crime, or the influence of genetic factors, which they complement with more modern approaches, such as the analysis of neurological, endocrinological and other biologically relevant conditions, i.e. abnormalities while simultaneously investigating their influence on the manifestation of aggression in general but also especially in the context of mass murders. The authors expect the work to be the contribution to the better understanding of the etiology of mass murders and generally violent crimes.
Keywords: mass murders, influence, biological factors, criminogenesis, violence;
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