@article{ref1,
title="Traumatic brain injury: a potential cause of violent crime?",
journal="Lancet psychiatry",
year="2018",
author="Williams, W. Huw and Chitsabesan, Prathiba and Fazel, Seena and McMillan, Tom and Hughes, Nathan and Parsonage, Michael and Tonks, James",
volume="5",
number="10",
pages="836-844",
abstract="Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the biggest cause of death and disability in children and young people. TBI compromises important neurological functions for self-regulation and social behaviour and increases risk of behavioural disorder and psychiatric morbidity. Crime in young people is a major social issue. So-called early starters often continue for a lifetime. A substantial majority of young offenders are reconvicted soon after release. Multiple factors play a role in crime. We show how TBI is a risk factor for earlier, more violent, offending. TBI is linked to poor engagement in treatment, in-custody infractions, and reconviction. Schemes to assess and manage TBI are under development. These might improve engagement of offenders in forensic psychotherapeutic rehabilitation and reduce crime.<br><br>Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2215-0374",
doi="10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30062-2",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30062-2"
}