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Is there a natural born killer? Do bad brains cause bad behavior? And if so, what are we going to do about it? With increasing frequency, research suggests there is no single, simple answer to questions regarding criminal behaviour. Studies of murderers, psychopaths, and aggressive children are increasingly implicating birth complications, structural and functional brain deficits, genetic abnormalities, and poor nutrition as causes of crime. It is argued that the future key to curing crime lies in a more complex integration of biological and social knowledge, but this in turn raises important ethical and legal questions regarding our concepts of free will, moral responsibility, and punishment.

Between 1984 and 1997, as a response to "handover anxiety", more than 600,000 Hong Kongers emigrated to dozens of countries, chief among them Canada and Australia. This immigration consisted primarily of educated professionals and business owners who, in contrast to historic emigration patterns, departed as family units. As the number of immigrants began to decline in the mid-90's, an unexpected trend developed: Hong Kongers returning home. It is estimated that 30% of the pre-handover emigrants have returned to live and work in Hong Kong. How have these repatriates construed their cultural identity and what are the behavioral consequences of identity construction? Dr. Sussman discusses an ongoing investigation of repatriation viewed through the lens of her Cultural Identity Model of Cultural Transitions.

Researchers have known for years that work-family balance is important to employees and that programs that reflect such balance are attractive to job applicants and employees alike. Dr. Cascio examines the industry-adjusted returns on common stock of a portfolio of firms listed in magazine from one year prior to listing to two years after; also discusses in terms of the theory and practice of work-family balance.