Advances in new neuroscientific research tools and technologies have
not only led to new insight into the processes of the human brain,
they have also refined and provided genuinely new ways of modifying
and manipulating the human brain. The aspiration of such interventions
is to affect conative, cognitive, and affective brain processes
associated with emotional regulation, empathy, and moral judgment. Can
the use of neuroscientific technologies for influencing the human
functioning brain as a means of preventing offenders from engaging in
future criminal conduct be justified? In _Neurointerventions, Crime,
and Punishment_, Jesper Ryberg considers various ethical challenges
surrounding this question. More precisely, he provides a framework for
considering neuroethical issues within the criminal justice system and
examines a set of procedures which the criminal justice system relies
on to deal with criminal offending. To do this, Ryberg addresses the
following questions, among others: Is it morally acceptable to offer
more lenient sentences to offenders in return for participation in
neuroscientific treatment programs? Or would such offers be
unacceptably coercive? Is it possible to administer neurointerventions
as a type of punishment? Would it be acceptable for physicians to
participate in the administration of neurointerventions on offenders?
What is the moral significance of the sordid history of brain
interventions for the present or future use of such treatment options?
As rehabilitation comes back into fashion after many decades and as
neuroscientific knowledge and technology advance rapidly, these
intricate and controversial topics become increasingly more urgent.
Ryberg argues that many of the in-principle objections to
neuroscientific treatment are premature, but given the way criminal
justice systems currently function, such treatment methods should not
be put into practice.
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Ethical Considerations
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ISBN
9780190846442
Publisert
2020
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Oxford University Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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