For

• Helped identify criminal behavior


  • Raines study on murderers and non-murderers showed a biological explanation for violence
  • Loss of symmetry in areas like hippocampus and prefrontal cortex leading to increased aggression and impulsivity

  THEREFORE:

  beneficial to society as identification of criminals brain chemistry has allowed society to develop treatments and intervention and neurolaw (e.g - NGRI pleads)
• Helped prevent criminal activity / rehabilitate offenders (treat)

  • Raines enrichment programme of 83 children containing 2.5 hours of physical activity, decreased anti-social behaviour at 17 and criminal behaviour at 23
  • Pharmological interventions / treatments used to alter brain abnormalities: Chereck used SSRIs over 21 days to lower aggression