Brain Scans
Italian murderer’s sentence reduced after brain scans
Michael Cook | 23 September 2011
For the second time in two years an Italian court has reduced the sentence of a convicted murderer because of abnormal brain scans.
Child brain scans to identify future criminals
Jared Yee | 05 March 2011
The seeds of criminal and antisocial behaviour can be detected in children as young as three by using tests and brain imaging, a leading criminologist has claimed.
Brain scan fails legal test in Tennessee
Michael Cook | 11 June 2010
But judge does not rule it out as a possibility
Brain scan evidence dismissed in New York court
Michael Cook | 07 May 2010
But lawyers keep on trying to use the technology to determine whether people are telling the truth
Brain scan studies questioned
Michael Cook | 20 March 2010
Reliability still in doubt
Brain scans used as evidence in US murder sentencing
Jared Yee | 28 November 2009
Illinois convict’s brain disorder affects sentencing process
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