results do NOT demonstrate...

Cards (5)

  • ...that violent behaviour is determined by biology alone; social, cultural and situational factors play important roles in predisposition to violence
  • ...that results do not show that NGRI murderers are not responsible for their actions, nor that PET scans can be used as a means of diagnosing violent criminals
  • ... that brain dysfunction causes violence. it may even be that brain dysfunction is an effect of violence
  • ... that violence can be explained by the results; the results only relate to criminal behaviour
  • ... a link between brain dysfunction and a predisposition towards violence in this specific group of NGRI murderers, which should be further investigated