The distinction between nature and nurture or even between environment and heredity leads to the question: does the direct environment or nature surrounding an adolescent directly influence acts of delinquency, progressing subsequently further into more radical crimes such as murder or psychotic manifestations, or is it directly linked to hereditary traits and genes passed down from that adolescent individual's biological parents? To answer this question you must first understand the difference between nature, nurture, environment and heredity. Culture, further broken down into environment, is defined as various external or environmental factors to which one is exposed which can be more specifically divided into social and physical aspects. Nature, itself broken down into heredity, is defined as genetics and individual characteristics of personality or even human nature. Starting from the influential age between six and eight years old, when children should be exposed to guardians who meet all their needs, mentally. , physically, emotionally and educationally, some remain deficient. When guardians fail to instill basic fundamentals in the child, they more often than not deviate from the path of “normality,” or what can be classified as normal child behavior on a scientific basis, into an adolescent life of delinquency. .“According to Eric Hickey (author of Serial Murderers and Their Victims), the stress caused by childhood 'trauma' can be a trigger for criminal behavior in adulthood. It is important to understand that most people go through one or more of these traumas without permanent consequences. However, in the future serial killer, the inability to cope with the stress associated with these traumas... center of paper...... Srinivasan, MD“Serial Killers: Nature vs. Nurture; How serial killers are born” http://www.nc-cm.org/article213.htm“Nature VS nurture: were we really born that way?” by Kimberly Powell http://genealogy.about.com/cs/geneticgenealogy/a/nature_nurture.htm“Heredity vs. Environment – ​​Nature – nature controversy, exploring heredity and environment: research methods, beyond heritability”Heritability versus environment - Nature - fueling the controversy, exploring heredity and environment: research methods, beyond heritabilityHickey, Eric W. 1991. Serial murderers and their victims. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company. “Serial Murderers: The Construction” Larson, Daniel. University of Iowa http://www.sociology.uiowa.edu/newsoc/awards/papers/larsond.htm