Psychopath's Brain: The Sentencing Debate Summary

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The article, “Inside a Psychopath’s Brain: The Sentencing Debate,” by Barbara Bradley Hagerty deliberates two controversial points of views on punishing psychopaths with the death penalty. Kent Kiehl, an investigator of psychopathy, states psychopaths share the same behavior as toddlers, including the same emotional IQ score. He additionally points out that the court treats individuals with low IQ scores differently; well psychopath should have the same considerations. Steven Greenberg also believes psychopaths should not receive the death penalty for the personality disorder they were born with because it was out of their control. On the other hand, Steven Erickson, a psychologist, argues the law has no concern for brain irregularities, but