>The underlying common pathway for all of these associations might be lead's adverse effects on executive functioning [19–21], resulting in poor impulse control.
Low impulse control in general seems to be one of the is the strongest predictors of criminal behaviour, whatever the cause.
Neurological and Behavioral Consequences of Childhood Lead Exposure https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2689677/
>The underlying common pathway for all of these associations might be lead's adverse effects on executive functioning [19–21], resulting in poor impulse control.
Low impulse control in general seems to be one of the is the strongest predictors of criminal behaviour, whatever the cause.
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http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0093854806292299
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1745-9125.2000....