Neurocriminological Factors for Antisocial Behaviors and Their Implications

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

This thematic panel includes presentations that identify and discuss the use of neurobiological factors related to antisocial behaviors. The first study explores neurobiological factors among extreme violent offenders. The second study utilizes an experimental design to examine the role of the prefrontal cortex in rule-breaking behaviors. The third study considers how the general public views the role of police in mental health-related situations. The fourth study provides insight into the use of neuroscientific evidence by court actors. Together, this panel brings together diverse approaches to understanding a range of antisocial behaviors and the role of neuroscience in criminal law. Each presentation provides a unique lens on these complex issues, with implications for treatment, prevention, and legal fairness.

Sub Unit

• Area II. Perspectives on Crime / 1. Biological, Bio-social, and Psychological Perspectives 

Individual Presentations

• Executive Functioning and Childhood Psychosocial Deprivation in Homicide Offenders: Comparisons of Single, Double, and Serial Killers in a Forensic Sample - Grace Hyojean Min, California State University, Long Beach; Shichun Ling, California State University, Los Angeles; Robert Schug, California State University, Long Beach

• Effect of Prefrontal Cortex Stimulation on Rule-Breaking Behaviors - Jordyn O'Connell, California State University, Los Angeles; Shichun Ling, California State University, Los Angeles; Alexa Rodriguez-Cruz, California State University, Los Angeles

• Public Perceptions of the Role of Law Enforcement in Mental Health Crises - Jasmine Huerta, California State University, Los Angeles; Shichun Ling, California State University, Los Angeles

• How Actors in the Criminal Justice System Use Social Neuroscientific Evidence - Deborah Denno, Fordham University School of Law

Chair

• Shichun Ling, California State University, Los Angeles

Organized by a Division or external group?

Division of Biopsychosocial Criminology