Neuroscientific evidence induces study participants to recommend longer sentences for convicted criminals if they think prison is for rehabilitation or public protection, but shorter sentences if prison is considered punishment
IMAGE: THE STUDY FOUND THAT NEUROSCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE DOES NOT NECESSARILY LEAD TO MITIGATED OR AGGRAVATED SENTENCES, BUT RATHER THAT IT INTERACTS WITH SOCIETY’S REASONS FOR INCARCERATION. view more
CREDIT: EMILIANO BAR, UNSPLASH, CC0 (HTTPS://CREATIVECOMMONS.ORG/PUBLICDOMAIN/ZERO/1.0/)
Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0276237
Article Title: The effect of neuroscientific evidence on sentencing depends on how one conceives of reasons for incarceration
Author Countries: USA
Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.
JOURNAL
PLoS ONE
ARTICLE TITLE
The effect of neuroscientific evidence on sentencing depends on how one conceives of reasons for incarceration
ARTICLE PUBLICATION DATE
2-Nov-2022
COI STATEMENT
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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