| The seeds of criminal and anti-social behavior can be found in children as young as three, scientists claim, the Daily Telegraph reported. |
據英國《每日電訊報》報道，科學家宣稱，人們從3歲大的兒童身上就能發現犯罪和反社會行為的種子。 |
| Prof Adrian Raine, a British criminologist, argued that abnormal physical brain make-up could be a cause of criminality. His studies have shown that psychopaths and criminals have smaller areas of the brain such as the amygdala and prefrontal cortex, both of which regulate and control emotion and behavior. |
英國犯罪學家阿德里安·雷恩教授指出，非正常的腦部生理結構可能是犯罪的一種致因。他的研究顯示，精神病患者和罪犯的大腦中扁桃形結構和前額皮質比較小，而這兩個區域都是負責調控情緒和行為的。 |
| Dr. Nathalie Fontaine argued that children as young as four exhibited "callous unemotional traits" such as lack of guilt and empathy that could also suggest future bad behavior. |
納塔莉·方丹博士認為，兒童在4歲那么小的年齡就顯露出缺乏內疚感和同情心等“冷酷無情的特征”也可能意味著將來會有不良行為。 |
| Both experts said that identifying these issues earlier could be important in stopping children from becoming criminals. |
兩位專家都表示，盡早明確這些問題對阻止兒童走向犯罪至關重要。
（China.org.cn） |
