Media coverage
Factors that influence brain development in childhood may affect the likelihood of a child committing an offence, their ability to understand criminal proceedings and also inform which interventions could decrease their risk of reoffending.
A new report highlighting the affect brain injuries can have on future offending has received world-wide media coverage. Some examples are below.
[View the story "Brain injuries and the law" on Storify ]Brain injuries and the law University of Exeter research has shown that young people who sustain brain injuries are more likely to commit crimes and end up in prison.A report by Prof Huw Williams from Exeter's Centre for Clinical Neuropsychology came out on Friday and describes traumatic brain injury as a 'silent epidemic'. Storified by Jenna Richards · Mon, Oct 22 2012 06:33:39
RT @BarrowCadbury: The cover of new @T2AAlliance report on brain injury & young offenders. Read more here: http://tinyurl.com/8gvkgag http://pic.twitter.com/7CXuNcAVChildrenCommissioner
The silent epidemic of head injury in young offenders - Comment ...3 days ago ... A few years ago I arranged a study visit to a prison.
Young offenders should be screened for brain injuries - The Guardian3 days ago ... Dean Burnett: The UK justice system must respond to the finding that a majority of young offenders have suffered traumat...
BBC News - Brain injuries 'link' to young offenders3 days ago ... Young people who suffer brain injuries are more likely to commit crimes and end up in prison, research suggests.
Study reveals brain injury link with youth offending | Children ...2 days ago ... It highlights that although the symptoms of brain injuries are often not spotted, they can make young people more likely...
Children who suffer brain injuries are more likely to become criminals later in life #TV #trending http://tinyurl.com/8edmss4Ghanapolitics
Kids who suffer brain injuries more likely to become criminals http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/entertainment/21-Oct-2012/kids-who-suffer-brain-injuries-more-likely-to-become-criminals #TBI #spedB. Frimel
Undetected and untreated childhood injuries to the head, may increase future risk of offending. http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/12790/20121019/children-brain-injuries-more-commit-crimes.htm#FyGp5Ce7omQRmwlg.99 http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/12790/20121019/children-brain-injuries-more-commit-crimes.htmDavey Franklin Jones
Young people with brain injuries 'more likely' to commit crimes - 10/19/2012 - Community Care http://shar.es/ctZHp via @sharethisAvocet
