Neuroscientific and Genetic Evidence in Criminal Cases: A Double-Edged Sword in Germany but Not in the United States?

Neuroscientific and Genetic Evidence in Criminal Cases: A Double-Edged Sword in Germany but Not in the United States?

Aim of the StudyThe study examines how neurobiological and genetic explanations of psychopathy influence decision-making of German law students about legal and moral responsibility and sentencing of a defendant in a case of manslaughter. Previous studies from the United States and Germany have been...

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Main Authors: Daniela Guillen Gonzalez, Merlin Bittlinger, Susanne Erk, Sabine Müller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
neurolaw
neuroscience evidence
responsibility
culpability
psychopathy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02343/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02343/full

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