Neurocriminology: implications for the punishment, prediction and prevention of criminal behaviour

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?

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Keywords
ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY-DISORDER, ROSTRAL ANTERIOR CINGULATE, MINOR PHYSICAL ANOMALIES, RESTING HEART-RATE, AGE 15 YEARS, CONDUCT DISORDER, SALIVARY CORTISOL, PREFRONTAL CORTEX, PRENATAL EXPOSURE, NEURAL MECHANISMS, Neurosciences, Neurosciences & Neurology
Citation
Glenn, A., Raine, A., (2013): Neurocriminology: Implications for the Punishment, Prediction, and Prevention of Criminal Behavior. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, Volume 15.