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Brain Injury as a Contributory Factor in Offending

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The Neurobiology of Criminal Behavior

Part of the book series: Neurobiological Foundation of Aberrant Behaviors ((NFAB,volume 5))

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The aim of this chapter is to explore the possible relationship between brain injury or damage, on the one hand, and offending, on the other. In doing so it is important to set out in a little more detail the exact focus of concern.

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    Edgar Miller Ph.D.

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Miller, E. (2002). Brain Injury as a Contributory Factor in Offending. In: Glicksohn, J. (eds) The Neurobiology of Criminal Behavior. Neurobiological Foundation of Aberrant Behaviors, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0943-1_6

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