Screen young offenders for brain injuries

This report only emphasises that point further.Nobody is arguing that young offenders shouldn't be punished for the crimes they commit. But taking into account the effect that developmental maturity and brain injury can have on their behaviour could greatly reduce the likelihood of the punishment being needed again.Dean Burnett is a doctor of neuroscience and teaches psychiatry at Cardiff University. He writes the science humour blog Brain Flapping and is @garwboy on TwitterNeurosciencePsychologyUK criminal justiceYouth justiceYoung peopleDean Burnettguardian.co.uk © 2012 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)

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