NCJ Number
63162
Journal
Prevention Volume: 31 Issue: 12 Dated: (DECEMBER 1979) Pages: 97-102
Date Published
1979
Length
6 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES FORENSIC HABILITATION, AN ORGANIZATION FOUNDED BY A LAWYER AND A PSYCHOLOGIST TO HELP YOUNG OFFENDERS BY IMPROVING THEIR DIETS.
Abstract
FORENSIC HABILITATION PINPOINTS THE CAUSE OF A YOUNG CRIMINAL'S BEHAVIOR AND TRIES TO CORRECT IT BEFORE CRIME BECOMES A WAY OF LIFE. OFTEN THE CHANGE IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A SIMPLE IMPROVEMENT IN DIET SINCE IT WAS FOUND THAT FACTORS SUCH AS LOW BLOOD SUGAR, DEFICIENCY IN VITAMINS, CAFFEINE DEPENDENCY, AND ALCOHOLISM CAN ALL CAUSE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. SUBJECTS ARE GIVEN A BATTERY OF TESTS BY THE ORGANIZATION IN A MULTIFACETED, MULTIDISICPLINED APPROACH TO REHABILITATION. PERHAPS 80 PERCENT OF THE TIME A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE HYPOGLYCEMIC (HAVING LOW BLOOD SUGAR). OTHERS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OR CAFFEINE ADDICTION. IN EACH CASE, WORKING WITH THE COURTS, FORENSIC HABILITATION TRIES TO FIT THE SOLUTION TO THE INDIVIDUAL PROBLEM ON THE PREMISE THAT CRIME, TO A LARGE DEGREE, CAN BE PREVENTED THROUGH THE PROPER USE OF DIET AND MEDICAL TREATMENT. (MJW)