@article{ref1,
title="The role of head injury in cognitive functioning, emotional adjustment and criminal behaviour",
journal="Brain injury",
year="1998",
author="Sarapata, M. and Herrmann, D. and Johnson, T. and Aycock, R.",
volume="12",
number="10",
pages="821-842",
abstract="In two investigations, 50% of non-violent convicted felons, who avoided incarceration by participating in a day reporting programme, reported a prior history of head injury and current problems in cognitive and emotional functioning. Only 5% of a college sample in the first investigation and 15% of a community sample in the second investigation reported prior head injury. In a third investigation, 83% of felons who had reported a history of head injury also reported a date for their head injury that preceded the date of their first encounter with law enforcement. Some participants reported no trouble with the law until after experiencing a head injury that occurred in their late thirties. Considering the research reported here and elsewhere in the literature, it appears that many serious crimes follow a head injury. One implication of the findings reported here is that many crimes might not occur if people with head injury were given prompt and comprehensive treatment after the injury.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0269-9052",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}