After watching the videos about Tommy Lee Sells, Chris Benoit, and Joel Rifkin, it became evident that the mind does in fact have a significant effect on criminal behavior.
Tommy Lynn Sells is on death row for one murder but is linked to at least seventeen more. In his interview, he lacked a complete remorse for his crimes. In fact, he almost seemed proud of it. However, he would not openly admit to his guilt in committing the acts. Dr. Adrian Raine, who has been studying the brain of psychopaths for over thirty years, says that there is a structural impairment in the amygdala, which is highly involved in emotions.
Chris Benoit, a well known professional wrestler, murdered his wife and his son, and then committed suicide. After examination of his brain, scientists found significant damage to his brain tissue, a result of the many concussions sustained during his wrestling career.
Joel Rifkin confessed to the murders of seventeen young women. Rifkin believes that what caused him to commit these murders was his brain. Dr. Daniel Amen …show more content…
If there is an impairment in the brain, it is expressed in behavior. These three men suffered from impairments in significant parts of the brain that play a major role in decision making and emotions, which resulted in criminal behavior. As Dr. Adrian Raine said, criminal behavior that is caused by such defects of the mind cannot be cured, rather, treated. The only thing that could be done to prevent future criminal behavior is to find a way to treat it. If it can be treated, it can be moderated and hopefully prevented. As found in the Omega 3 study conducted on prisoners there was 35 percent reduction in serious offending within the prison. If defects in the mind can be detected before criminality ensues, various forms of treatment could be conducted on the individual before he/she commits those crimes and before it is too late to save the
Tommy Lynn Sells is on death row for one murder but is linked to at least seventeen more. In his interview, he lacked a complete remorse for his crimes. In fact, he almost seemed proud of it. However, he would not openly admit to his guilt in committing the acts. Dr. Adrian Raine, who has been studying the brain of psychopaths for over thirty years, says that there is a structural impairment in the amygdala, which is highly involved in emotions.
Chris Benoit, a well known professional wrestler, murdered his wife and his son, and then committed suicide. After examination of his brain, scientists found significant damage to his brain tissue, a result of the many concussions sustained during his wrestling career.
Joel Rifkin confessed to the murders of seventeen young women. Rifkin believes that what caused him to commit these murders was his brain. Dr. Daniel Amen …show more content…
If there is an impairment in the brain, it is expressed in behavior. These three men suffered from impairments in significant parts of the brain that play a major role in decision making and emotions, which resulted in criminal behavior. As Dr. Adrian Raine said, criminal behavior that is caused by such defects of the mind cannot be cured, rather, treated. The only thing that could be done to prevent future criminal behavior is to find a way to treat it. If it can be treated, it can be moderated and hopefully prevented. As found in the Omega 3 study conducted on prisoners there was 35 percent reduction in serious offending within the prison. If defects in the mind can be detected before criminality ensues, various forms of treatment could be conducted on the individual before he/she commits those crimes and before it is too late to save the