Base on biosocial theories, this study discusses the possibility that with neurobiological perspective, offenders could change their criminal behavior by empathy training. This study divides to four main parts and each part reviews the previous studies according to each topic. The four topics are 1) the specific areas of the brain relates to aggressive and violent behavior; 2) violent and criminal behavior is due to the impairment of empathy; 3) empathy training could change the brain function; 4) the new findings of the relationship between the brain functioning and intervention programs in criminology. Thus, crime→dysfunction of the brain→lacks empathy→empathy training→changes in brain functioning→changes in criminal behavior.

Liu Ding. Can Empathy Training Prevent Crime? Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2022) Vol. 5, Issue 9: 76-83. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2022.050912.

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