Brain injuries are startlingly common among those who have committed crimes
Preventing them could lower crime rates
MANUEL SUFFERED two serious brain injuries as a child in Denver, Colorado. The first was the result of a fall. The second occurred when someone threw a rock at his head, causing him to lose consciousness. He made it the short distance home before blacking out. On both occasions he received brain scans but he does not remember getting any other treatment.
This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “Banged up”
From the March 27th 2021 edition
Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents
Explore the editionMore from International
Inside the Houthis’ moneymaking machine
After a ceasefire in Gaza, they may continue their Red Sea racket
Marco Rubio will find China is hard to beat in Latin America
China buys lithium, copper and bull semen, and doesn’t export its ideology
Donald Trump has a strong foreign-policy hand, but could blow it
Bullying foreigners can be sadly effective, but also a dangerous distraction
Women warriors and the war on woke
Trump’s Pentagon pick wants women off the battlefield
Young people are having less fun
Youthful excess continues to decline
Why people over the age of 55 are the new problem generation
Baby-boomers are keeping their bad habits into retirement