Scurich Nicholas, Appelbaum Paul S
Department of Psychology & Social Behaviour, Department of Criminology, Law & Society, University of California, Irvine, 4213 Social and Behavioural Sciences Gateway, Irvine, CA, 92697-7085, USA.
Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, NY State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 122, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Nat Hum Behav. 2017;1:772-774. doi: 10.1038/s41562-017-0212-4. Epub 2017 Sep 18.
Introduction of behavioral genetic evidence of a predisposition to violent or impulsive behavior is on the rise in criminal trials. However, a panoply of data suggests that such evidence is ineffective at reducing judgments of culpability and punishment, and therefore its use in the legal process is likely to diminish.
在刑事审判中，引入行为遗传学证据证明暴力或冲动行为倾向的情况正在增加。然而，大量数据表明，此类证据在降低罪责判断和惩罚方面并无效果，因此其在法律程序中的使用可能会减少。
