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- Title
Neurobiological evidence and criminal competencies.
- Authors
Zhang, Tianyi; Nesbit, Ariana; Datta, Vivek
- Abstract
Neuroimaging and other neurobiological evidences are increasingly introduced in criminal litigation, especially when a neuropsychiatric disorder is suspected. Evaluations of criminal competencies are the most common type of criminal forensic assessment in forensic psychiatry and psychology. Given this, it is critical for forensic evaluators to understand how neuropsychiatric disorders may affect a defendant's criminal competencies and how neurobiological data may be used in competency determinations. This paper reviews the use of neurobiological data, particularly neuroimaging, while considering the limitations and potential misuse of such data in criminal competency evaluations.
- Subjects
NEUROBEHAVIORAL disorders; LEGAL evidence; MENTAL competency (Law); CRIMINAL defendants; BRAIN imaging; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law); FORENSIC psychiatry
- Publication
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 2024, Vol 42, Issue 3, p241
- ISSN
0735-3936
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bsl.2655