Purpose The purpose of this paper is to use data from the Longitudinal Study of Violent Criminal Behavior in the USA to examine case configurations of violent behavior using a biopsychosocial framework. Specifically, the theory posits that arguably all behavior is the result of specific combinations of biopsychological (individual) and sociocultural (environmental) characteristics that are interacting within the individual. With regard to criminal and violent behavior, the theoretical assumption is that this maladaptive behavior is the result of a negative interaction between the biopsychological and sociocultural factors. Design/methodology/approach The study design consists of secondary data analysis. A conjunctive analysis of case configurations was performed using data from the Longitudinal Survey of Violent Criminal Behavior to formally explore the tenets of Cortes and Gatti’s (1972) biopsychosocial theory. Findings The results suggest that there are main effects for ego strength, family problems, family incohesiveness and underachievement as they relate to offending. A possible six-way interaction was also identified within the case configurations that provides empirical support for Cortes and Gatti’s (1972) biopsychosocial theory of deviance. Originality/value The present study contributes to the existing biopsychosocial literature by providing insight on the contextual variability in pathways to violent offending. Specifically, the evidence provided indicates that Cortes and Gatti’s (1972) biopsychosocial theory of deviance can be extended to comparing violent and non-violent offenders. Implications for policy and practice are also discussed.

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暴力犯罪生物心理社会途径中的背景差异

目的本文的目的是使用来自美国暴力犯罪行为纵向研究的数据，使用生物心理社会框架来研究暴力行为的案例结构。具体而言，该理论认为，所有行为都可以说是个体内部相互作用的生物心理学（个体）和社会文化（环境）特征的特定组合的结果。关于犯罪和暴力行为，理论上的假设是，这种适应不良行为是生物心理因素和社会文化因素之间负面相互作用的结果。设计/方法/方法研究设计包括辅助数据分析。使用暴力犯罪行为纵向调查的数据对案件结构进行了综合分析，从而正式探讨了科尔特斯和加蒂（1972）的生物心理理论的宗旨。结果研究结果表明，与犯罪相关的自我力量，家庭问题，家庭凝聚力和成就不佳等主要影响因素。在病例配置中还确定了可能的六向相互作用，这为Cortes和Gatti（1972）的生物心理社会偏离理论提供了经验支持。独创性/价值本研究通过提供有关暴力犯罪途径的背景可变性的见解，为现有的生物社会心理学文献做出了贡献。具体来说，提供的证据表明，Cortes和Gatti（1972）的生物心理社会偏离理论可以扩展到比较暴力和非暴力罪犯。还讨论了对政策和实践的影响。