Treatments for Criminality

• Treatments for Criminality:

  • Drugs may affect the biochemical process of a criminal to reduce aggression
  • Antabuse- used to help alcoholism in criminals, it gives an immediate hangover when alcohol is consumed
  • Stilbestrol- chemical castration used for sec offenders in prison. It is a female hormone that reduces testosterone
  • Methadone- used to react heroin addicts but offering a free legal alternative ans thus reduces crime
• Sedatives:

  • Chemical sedatives- used by Britons to control aggressive behaviour among inmates
  • Charles Bronson has had this used countless times for his aggressive behaviour against prison guards
  • Low doses may be used routinely to control behaviours linked to ADHD
• Diet:

  • Bernard Gesn (PhD), examines how diet and supplements may affect criminality.
  • His study found giving vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids caused “remarkable” reduction in inmates criminality
  • Vitamin B3 has been used to treat some forms of schizofrenia (sometimes linked to violence)
  • Diet Management has been used to help hyperactivity e.g. removing foods with artificial colouring tartrazine