Caught in the Act: Investigating Crime by Agent-Based Simulation
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In the analysis of criminal behaviour, a combination of biological, psychological and social aspects may be taken into account. Dynamical modelling methods developed in recent years often address biological, psychological, or social dynamical systems separately. This paper makes the first step in the development of an agent-based modelling approach for criminal behaviour in which these aspects are integrated in one dynamical system. It is shown how within a certain (multi-agent) social context, biological factors such as certain brain deviations, testosterone levels and serotonin levels, affect cognitive and emotional functioning in such a way that a crime is committed when the perceived opportunity is there. The paper presents one generic model for the behaviour of violent offenders with parameters that can be set to obtain simulation traces for three known types of offenders.
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