On April 22, 31-year-old Sergei Pomazun, who has four convictions, shot three store workers, and went out into the street and killed three more, including two schoolgirls. They note that his father, pensioner Alexander Pomazun, was also previously convicted.
A predisposition to criminal activity can be initially inherent in a person, that is, criminals cannot control their behavior and they need treatment to help get off the path of crime, British scientists say.
Many repeat offenders, murderers and psychopaths have abnormal brain activity, Adrian Rein has revealed through neuroimaging of their brains. Research data can help understand why people become criminals.
Psychopaths and murderers have low activity in the front of the brain, which is responsible for processing emotions, self-awareness, and sensitivity to violence. In his new book, The Anatomy of Violence, a professor of criminology at the University of Pennsylvania says that people who are prone to domestic violence, violent teenagers and criminals who commit less serious crimes also have this anomaly and therefore continue to do "the wrong thing." …
“The root of this evil is in the brain, but the problem can be solved with the right treatment. The discovery suggests that many people who are currently being punished for their crimes have no real control over their behavior and should be seen as suffering from a disorder and in need of treatment,”says Rein.
He and a team of neurologists have found that in repeat offenders with psychopathic tendencies, the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, associated with decision-making, is less active.
A second study of impulsive criminals revealed that the part of the brain associated with learning from mistakes - the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex - is underdeveloped. Previous studies have shown that low activity in the anterior cingulate gyrus is associated with a higher risk of relapse, while decreased activity in areas related to emotion and morality has been found in adolescents with behavioral disorders, whom doctors have described as “aggressive sociopaths..
Graeme Fairchild, clinical assistant professor of psychology at the University of Southampton, stated: “If the parts of your brain that are responsible for feelings of guilt or empathy are damaged, then the question of insanity should be raised. It is too early to use the results of this research in court, but we must find out if the perpetrators are really to blame, or if they are also the victims."
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