The criminal justice system presupposes people generally are free to decide whether or not to engage in criminal behaviour. However, the courts acknowledge not everyone has free will.
- Professor of Philosophy, Macquarie University
Some believe neuroscience should change the way we punish criminals, but courts have been slow to embrace new approaches.
In today’s article in our series Biology and Blame, Jeanette Kennett considers an inconsistency in the law’s approach to compulsion – addicts are responsible but others compelled to harmful behaviours…
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