US EditionInjury to Specific Brain Connections Could Explain some People's Criminal Behavior, Study Finds
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Injury to specific brain connections could explain some people's criminal behavior, study finds
Over the past decades, some lawyers have started using brain imaging scans as evidence during criminal trials, to provide a possible explanation for the criminal behavior of defendants. This was justified by recent neuroscientific studies, which found that some people who commit crimes present differences in specific parts of the brain. Yet a key question remains: are these brain changes causal, compensatory or incidental to the behavior?
Tracking devices implanted under the skin of criminals, robots designed to hold prisoners and autonomous vehicles to transport them are some of the measures that technology companies have proposed to British ministers as they seek solutions to the current crisis in the justice system. The proposals were presented at a meeting in London last month, chaired by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood and organised by Tech UK.
The UK government, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, has launched a debate that combines science fiction with criminal justice policy: the possibility of using subcutaneous chips powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to track and predict criminal behavior in…
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