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  • McIssac et al. 2016 : People who suffer from head injuries are twice as likely to end up in prison
  • Personality and behaviour may be greatly affected by brain injuries
  • Brain injuries may cause:
    • Extravagance
    • Anti-social behaviour
    • Bad language
    • Bad manners
    • Liar tendencies
  • Phineas Gage is an example of brain injury causing criminality
  • Phineas Gage survived a railway accident in which a metal rod went through his head and destroyed most of his left frontal lobe of his brain
  • Damage to the prefrontal cortex of the brain may cause:
    • Increased loss of self control
    • Being more immature
    • Inability to modify behaviour
  • Intake of substances (alcohol, cannabis, MDMA, LSD) can cause brain abnormalities
  • Saunders: Around 1,000 arrests per day are linked to alcohol
  • In the USA, 80% of family violence cases involved alcohol
  • Cocaine and 'crack' are closely linked to violence
  • Steroids can cause extreme violence when taken in large amounts; 'Roid range'
  • Horace Williams was an American bodybuilder who beat a man to death after taking 2,000 time the recommended dosage of steroids