'One Can Always Say No.' enriching the bioethical debate on antisocial behaviour, neurobiology and prevention: Views of juvenile delinquents

Bioethics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 225-234

  Horstkötter, Dorothee ^a,b   Berghmans, Ron ^a,b   Feron, Frans ^c   De Wert, Guido ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CSG Centre for Society and the Life Sciences   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antisocial behaviour; Early prevention; Juvenile delinquents; Neuroscience; Personal identity; Responsibility; Stakeholder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; BIOETHICS; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONDUCT DISORDER; CRIME; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; NEUROBIOLOGY; PARENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RISK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STIGMA;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; BIOETHICS; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONDUCT DISORDER; CRIME; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; NEUROBIOLOGY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RISK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84899835114     PISSN: 02699702     EISSN: 14678519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2012.01997.x     Document Type: Article

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