Convicted psychopaths who provide biological explanations for their disorders during trials can knock off an average of one year from their jail sentence according to a new study conducted by researchers at University of Utah. The new study, published in the Aug. 17, 2012, issue of the journal iScience/i, illustrates the "double-edged sword" faced by judges when they are given a "biomechanical" explanation for a criminal's mental disorder: If a criminal's ...Saturday, 18 August 2012
Biological Explanations can Knock Off One Year from Jail Term for Psychopaths
Convicted psychopaths who provide biological explanations for their disorders during trials can knock off an average of one year from their jail sentence according to a new study conducted by researchers at University of Utah. The new study, published in the Aug. 17, 2012, issue of the journal iScience/i, illustrates the "double-edged sword" faced by judges when they are given a "biomechanical" explanation for a criminal's mental disorder: If a criminal's ...
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