Adoption Study

Question 1

What is the adoption theory

Answer 1

If a child is more simular to their biological parent to their adopted, theres a genetic influence of criminality

Question 2

What do adoption studies find

Answer 2

Adopted children share more behavioural similarities with their biological parents

Question 3

How many people were researched

Answer 3

4000 danish men where no correlation was found

Question 4

How does adoption study explain criminality

Answer 4

Criminal concordance rates for biological parents and children is 20% higher than adopted parent and child