What impact does an individual’s environment and/or genetics have on the individual’s ability to make a free choice not to commit criminal acts?

  • What impact does an individual’s environment and/or genetics have on the individual’s ability to make a free choice not to commit criminal acts?
  • What five environmental stressors most impact crime in a community and those who inhabit it? Why?
  • How can local leaders address the stressors you identified?
  • What environmental factor do you think has the greatest impact on the differences in behavior among youth sharing the same social group, age, and neighborhood?