Journal of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
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Hunch About a Punch? How to Define a Forceful Punch Within the Criminal Justice System: Effects of Mental Health Problems and Neurological Sequelae
Simon B N Thompson
Abstract
Being punched can have detrimental consequences to the injured. However, measuring the force of a punch and determining whether or not it was forceful requires some careful science. Two ways of measuring a forceful punch are considered together with the implications for injury and for the criminal justice system. The effects of a forceful punch are also considered in terms of neurological sequelae and mental health problems. The research literature on traumatic brain injury, boxing, and brain anatomy that give rise to psychopathology is considered and discussed.
Keywords: Assault; Deviance; Expert witness testimony; Forceful punch, Mental health treatment, and Offender behaviour.
Journal Information
- Journal Name: Journal of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
- Journal Short Name: J Ment Health Substance Use
- Language: English
- Format of Publication: Online
- Starting Year: 2020
- Focus Subject: Mental Health Disorders, Substance Abuse, and Addiction
- Publication Model: Online
- Frequency of Publication: One Issue a Year
- Review Process: Single blind peer-review by referees
- Time to 1st Decision: 2 to 3 weeks from date of submission
- Time to Acceptance: 4 to 6 weeks, depending upon the required revision cycles
- Time to Publication: 1 to 3 weeks from date of final submission in the forthcoming issue
- DOI Prefix: 10.7620
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