What is the relationship between criminality and biology? Nineteenth-century phrenologists
insisted that criminality was innate, a trait inherent in the offender's brain matter. While they …

This article reviews the current neurobiological literature on the aetiology of developmental
and acquired paedophilia and examines what the consequences could be in terms of …

In the criminal justice system there is a continuing need for effective treatment programs
targeting antisocial behavior. As knowledge about the neurobiological underpinnings of …

Advances in new neuroscientific research tools and technologies have not only led to new
insight into the processes of the human brain, they have also refined and provided …

Current neurobiological research in the field of criminology focuses on the neurobiological
characteristics associated with antisocial behavior, the prediction of antisocial behavior later …

We argue that the mandatory moral bioenhancement of psychopaths is justified as a
prescription of social morality. Moral bioenhancement is legitimate when it is justified on the …

Neurolaw is an area of interdisciplinary research on the meaning and implications of
neuroscience for the law and legal practices. This Element addresses the potential …

Twenty-first-century advances in neuroscience have generated novel insights into human
behavior and cognition, which in turn raise profound ethical, societal, and philosophical …

A considerable body of evidence now documents, beyond reasonable doubt, biological and
health risk factors for crime and violence. Nevertheless, intervention and prevention efforts …

In this paper we examine one reason for rejecting the view that violent offenders should be
forced to undergo neurotechnological treatments (NTs) involving such therapies as …