| Autor: |
Arielle Baskin-Sommers, Alex Williams, Callie Benson-Williams, Sonia Ruiz, Jordyn R. Ricard, Jorge Camacho |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
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| Zdroj: |
Communications Psychology, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2731-9121 |
| DOI: |
10.1038/s44271-024-00090-9 |
| Popis: |
Abstract The footprint of the legal system in the United States is expansive. Applying psychological and neuroscience research to understand or predict individual criminal behavior is problematic. Nonetheless, psychology and neuroscience can contribute substantially to the betterment of the criminal legal system and the outcomes it produces. We argue that scientific findings should be applied to the legal system through systemwide policy changes. Specifically, we discuss how science can shape policies around pollution in prisons, the use of solitary confinement, and the law’s conceptualization of insanity. Policies informed by psychology and neuroscience have the potential to affect meaningful—and much-needed—legal change. |
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