If a Psychopath Suffers from Brain Impairments That Predispose Him

question 24

Essay

If a psychopath suffers from brain impairments that predispose him to commit impulsive violence,should we hold him fully accountable for his behaviour? Describe arguments made in the textbook for and against holding psychopaths responsible for their actions.

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Definitions:

Probability Of Occurrence

The likelihood that a specific event will happen, often expressed as a number between 0 and 1.

Span Of Time

Span of time refers to the duration or length of a period between two points in time.

Poisson Distribution

A probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events happening in a fixed interval of time or space, assuming these events happen with a known constant rate and independently of the time since the last event.

Probability Of Occurrence

The likelihood of an event happening, measured on a scale from 0 (impossibility) to 1 (certainty).