Adrian Raine
Adrian Raine | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 January 1954 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Jesus College, Oxford University of York |
| Known for | Neurocriminology Genetics of crime |
| Spouse | Yes |
| Children | Two |
| Awards | 2013 Athenaeum Literary Award for his book The Anatomy of Violence |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Criminology |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania |
| Thesis | Socialization, psychometrics, and psychophysiology (1982) |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter Venables |
Adrian Raine (born 27 January 1954) is a British psychologist. He currently holds the chair of Richard Perry University Professor of Criminology & Psychiatry in the Department of Criminology of the School of Arts and Sciences and in the Department of Psychiatry of the School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He is noted for his research on the neurobiological and biosocial causes of antisocial and violent behavior in children and adults. He was the first scientist to use neuroimaging to study the brains of murderers. His 2013 book The Anatomy of Violence won that year's Athenaeum Literary Award.