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Title
Neurocriminology: Implications for the Punishment, Prediction and Prevention of Criminal Behaviour
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
2014
Publication Source
Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Volume
15
Start Page
54
Last Page
63
DOI
10.1038/nrn3640
Abstract
Criminal behaviour and violence are increasingly viewed as worldwide public health problems. A growing body of knowledge shows that criminal behaviour has a neurobiological basis, and this has intensified judicial interest in the potential application of neuroscience to criminal law. It also gives rise to important questions. What are the implications of such application for predicting future criminal behaviour and protecting society? Can it be used to prevent violence? And what are the implications for the way offenders are punished?
Recommended Citation
Glenn, A. L., & Raine, A. (2014). Neurocriminology: Implications for the Punishment, Prediction and Prevention of Criminal Behaviour. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 15 54-63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrn3640
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Date Posted: 15 May 2015
This document has been peer reviewed.