Neuroscience in Criminal Justice Systems

This edited collection shows the tangible and positive impacts neuroscience is having in specific jurisdictions for individuals involved in the criminal justice system as witnesses, victims, defendants and legal practitioners

Hannah Wishart is Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Sunderland, U.K. Colleen M. Berryessa is Associate Professor at the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, U.S.

Introduction, Hannah Wishart and Colleen M. Berryessa; 1. How Has Neuroscience Positively Contributed to English Youth Justice?, Hannah Wishart and Ray Arthur; 2.The Neuroscience of Brain Injury in Criminal Cases: An International Scope, Deborah W. Denno; 3.'Excited Delirium' in Law Enforcement Contexts: Scientific, Legal, and Ethical Concerns, Joanna Naples-Mitchell, Brianna da Silva Bhatia, Joshua Budhu, and Altaf Saadi; 4. From Neurolaw to Neurorights: The Impact of Neuroscience on Dutch Criminal Justice and Considerations about the Future, Naomi van de Pol, Gerben Meynen, and Sjors Ligthart; 5. Neuroprediction: The Future of Crime Prevention or Fostering Injustice?, Elizabeth Shaw and Gregg D. Caruso; 6. The Relevance of Trauma as a 'Mental Disorder or Abnormality' in Sentencing: An Australian Case Study, Katherine J. McLachlan; 7. The impact, and lack of impact, of neurodiversity in the criminal justice system in Aotearoa, New Zealand, Mark Henaghan and Jean Choi; 8. Mental Health and Neuroscience: Future of Sentencing and Incarceration, Sandy S. Xie and Olivia Choy; 9. The Impact of Neuroscience on Prison Litigation: The Case of Prolonged Solitary Confinement, Federica Coppola; 10. How Neuroscience Can Improve the Sentencing of Defendants with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Colleen M. Berryessa and Carolina R. Caliman; 11. Drug Policy: Neuroscience-Informed Responses to Substance Use, Amanda Chen and Stephanie Tabashneck; 12. Neuroscience Education in the Criminal Justice System, Mia A. Thomaidou