Biology gives American psychopaths a legal break

Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 13:31 in Psychology & Sociology

LONDON (Reuters) - Criminal psychopaths in the United States whose lawyers provide biological evidence for their brain condition are more likely to be sentenced to shorter jail terms than those who are simply said to be psychopaths, according to new research.

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