Nature and nurture is a topic that is often heavily debated about. Nature is defined by our genetics while nurture is defined by our upbringing and life experiences. There have been many studies conducted on identical twins that were separated at birth and determine the ways that nature and nurture affected the twins. In the case of the defendant who committed a serious crime, it is evident that his actions could easily be traced back to his genetics and environment. The supporting information about nature is the fact that his father was often in prison and those characteristics could be a personality trait or a mental illness which could be carried in family genes. As for nurture, his difficult upbringing against his history of abuse and neglect
