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Brain Injuries and Criminal Behavior

Thanks in large part to recent well-publicized incidents involving the National Football League, the impact of brain injuries has become a topic of interest to the general public. When highly-paid professional athletes who participate in contact sports engage in bizarre, criminal, or suicidal behavior, people want to know why. Traditionally, the American public has been

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Traumatic Brain Injury Rate High Among Prisoners

By Matt Clarke Studies have shown that the prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among adult prisoners is more than seven times higher than among non-incarcerated adults. Traumatic brain injury occurs when a person suffers a disruption of brain function due to an injury – such as an impact from an accident, playing sports, or

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