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Law and Biology: Toward an Integrated Model of Human Behavior


Owen D. Jones


Vanderbilt University - Law School & Dept. of Biological Sciences


Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues, Vol. 8, p. 167, 1997

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This Article explores ways in which social science perspectives on behavior can be combined with life science perspectives on behavior to the advantage of law. It emphasizes both values of and techniques for integration, using child abuse as an example. The Article builds, in part, upon a foundation laid in Owen D. Jones, Evolutionary Analysis in Law: An Introduction and Application to Child Abuse, 75 N. C. L. Rev. 1117 (1997).

Number of Pages in PDF File: 23

Keywords: Evolutionary Analysis in Law, Behavioral Biology, Human Behavior

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Date posted: November 2, 2004  

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Jones, Owen D., Law and Biology: Toward an Integrated Model of Human Behavior. Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues, Vol. 8, p. 167, 1997. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=611963

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Owen D. Jones (Contact Author)
Vanderbilt University - Law School & Dept. of Biological Sciences ( email )
131 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37203-1181
United States
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