Biosocial Pathways in Criminology: From Behavioral Traits to Biological Aging

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

This panel brings together research on the connections between self-control, victimization, arrest experiences, and biological aging. It examines how genetic and environmental influences shape behavioral traits and how life experiences, including contact with the justice system, may have long-term effects on health
The first presentation explores the relationship between self-control and victimization in older adults, focusing on how these factors relate to health and well-being later in life. The second study examines pleiotropy in antisocial behavior, considering how genetic influences may be linked to both behavioral and health-related traits. The third presentation focuses on the biological impact of early justice system contact, showing how arrest experiences in childhood and adolescence are associated with changes in biological aging. The final talk extends this discussion by looking at negative life events and their relationship to biological aging, using twin models to assess the role of genetic and environmental factors.
This panel provides different perspectives on the connections between behavior, victimization and early justice system contact, and biological processes, highlighting the ways in which social and biological factors interact in criminology.

Sub Unit

• Area XI. Methodology / 80. Advances in Quantitative Methods

Individual Presentations

• On the Intersection of Self-Control & Victimization Across Advanced Stages of the Life-Course - Ana Carolina Stoffel, University of Mississippi; Brian Boutwell, University of Mississippi

• The Implications of Pleiotropy for Antisocial Behavior: Theory and Treatment - Brian Boutwell, University of Mississippi; Ana Carolina Stoffel, University of Mississippi

• Arrest Experiences and Accelerated Biological Aging During Childhood and Adolescence - Hexuan Liu, University of Cincinnati; J.C. Barnes, University of Cincinnati; Francesco P. DiRienzo, University of Cincinnati; Peter T. Tanksley, ALERRT Center, Texas State University; Calen P. Ryan, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University; Daniel Belsky, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

• Negative Life Events and Epigenetic Ageing - Bodine Gonggrijp, NSCR / VU Amsterdam; Jenny van Dongen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Biological Psychology

Chair

• Bodine Gonggrijp, NSCR / VU Amsterdam