... found during the studies, violent adults were found to often have dysfunctions to the prefrontal regions of the brain and it was also found that birth complications and maternal rejection at age one influenced the chance of violent crime at age eighteen. The theory is supported by Miller et al. (1997) in this study the presence of antisocial conduct was compared in a random sample of 22 patients with frontal lobe damage versus 22 participants with no known damage, results showed that 10 patients with frontal lobe damage showed antisocial behaviours compared to only 1 participant with no damage, this difference was highly significant (P = 0.004). The study supports a relationship between frontal-temporal dysfunction and certain types of antisocial activities. Another study carried out by Bennett et al. (2001) also supports the view that pre-frontal lobe deficits cause violence and crime, pointing out that there is much less crime ...

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