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Link between brain injury and violent crime
Research paper, published in the journal PLoS Medicine, found there was a link between traumatic brain injury and violent crime – 8.8% went on to commit a violent crime following their injury.
The researchers added: “As current guidelines for the assessment of brain injury make no recommendations in relation to the assessment or investigation of violence risk, our findings suggest that these may need review, at least for some groups of patients with traumatic head injury, particularly if they abuse illegal drugs or alcohol.
“In prisoners with traumatic head injury, improved screening, assessment, and management may improve repeat offending rate
Robert Thomas, a Partner with NewLaw and brain injury specialist said: “ Brain injury affects different people in different ways. We should not presume that someone with a brain injury will be violent or prone to criminality. However some people may suffer a brain injury which affects their ability to control their emotions or appreciate the consequences of actions. In these situations people with brain injury may find themselves on the wrong side of the law. The issue facing society is then, not to use brain injury to excuse the behaviour, but rather to recognise brain injury as a factor in those people’s lives and structure their rehabilitation accordingly. What works well to educate and rehabilitate someone without brain injury may well not work for someone with such difficulties.”
10/01/2012
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