Foundation for a temperament-based theory of antisocial behavior and criminal justice system involvement

Temperament has been shown to be associated with behavior for millennia but has not been explicitly used in a theory of crime. This state-of-the-art review incorporates theory and research from over 300 studies from developmental psychology, psychiatry, genetics, neuroscience, and criminology to introduce a temperament-based theory of antisocial conduct with criminal justice system implications. Two temperamental constructs—effortful control and...