Vol. 8, No. 1, 2002 Page 8
"Philosophically, the Western culture presumes self-responsibility except in the most extreme cases (what the law calls 'insanity'). However, mitigating factors that involve neurological disorder must be understood in order to help prevent them and to treat them. Otherwise, the justice and penal systems will continue burgeoning growth without addressing potential root causes of criminal behavior."
Dennis P. Swiercinsky, Ph.D., Clinical Neuropsychologist,
at Brainsource.com