Kim Gorgens: The surprising connection between brain injuries and crime
金·乔吉斯: 脑部损伤和犯罪之间的惊人联系
Kim Gorgens studies the brain's response to injury -- and advocates that we mind our (gray) matter. Full bio
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而导致的大脑功能紊乱。
caused by an external blow to the head.
and professional athletes,
经常看到的损伤。
we're used to seeing on the playing field.
to define TBI in the public consciousness.
脑损伤的形象。
in retired and college athletes.
大学运动员的创伤性脑损伤。
who researches and treats these injuries,
作为研究和治疗这些损伤的人,
意识的增强感到高兴。
to see the growing awareness of TBI
短期和长期风险。
and long-term risks to athletes.
to a larger but no less controversial
涵盖面更广但富有争议的,
by traumatic brain injury,
these inmates and probationers
是社会上最脆弱的群体之一。
vulnerable members of society.
and I have been doing research
我和我的同事一直在做研究,
对刑事司法系统
we think about the criminal justice system
对这些事情的看法。
you think about those things, too.
统计数据开始:
in criminal justice
in this room, for example,
getting your bell rung.
that require hospitalization.
of a physical assault,
are actually sustained in jail.
已经被关进了监狱。
触犯刑事法律的女性而言更高。
among the women in criminal justice.
in the criminal justice system
violence and abuse.
been exposed to repeated brain injuries.
脑部反复遭受重击。
like the brains of retired NFL players,
退役的美国橄榄球联盟球员的大脑,
她们可能面临着同样的痴呆症风险。
for dementing diseases as they age.
and substance abuse and trauma,
药物滥用和创伤交织作用,
和较差的冲动控制能力,
poor judgment and poor impulse control,
(意味着一再进出法院和监狱)。
criminal justice a revolving door.
while they're in there.
他们从床铺上掉下来。
They fall out of their bunk.
做一些愚蠢的事情,
and do stupid things,
他们会重新被捕。
and they get rearrested.
to be rearrested than not.
a life sentence 30 days at a time."
“每次服30天的无期徒刑”。
why this is so hard for them.
为什么这对他们来说如此困难。
是这些挑战的根源之后,
of so many of these challenges,
任务就是打破这个循环,
has been to disrupt that cycle,
with my state and local partners,
的合作伙伴合作,
满足每个参与者需求的计划:
to meet everyone's needs:
how each person's brain works
每个人的大脑是如何工作的
basic modifications
I mean safer not only for the inmates,
我的意思是不仅对囚犯更安全,
such a simple approach.
这是一种非常简单的方法。
让人们陷入困境的根本问题
that gets people into all of this trouble
screening tests
找出优点和缺点。
in the way an inmate thinks.
we write two reports.
我们写了两份报告。
on how to manage that inmate.
for how to manage themselves.
that a probationer has a hard time
表明一个缓刑犯很难
我们给法院的信可能会建议
to the court might suggest
of important information.
would say, among other things,
一本笔记本来记录这些信息。
to record that information for themselves.
to be really clear about one point.
minimize responsibility
negative perceptions
an inmate's problematic behavior
囚犯的问题行为
而不是彻底的蔑视——
rather than outright defiance --
他们想知道如何帮助自己。
they want to know how to help themselves.
一位名叫特洛伊的囚犯的信件摘录,
from Troy in Virginia,
所有头部创伤有什么看法吗?
of all the head traumas I've dealt with?
thousands of stories like this,
我们有上千个这样的故事,
that have a great outcome.
比在学校里多。
spent more time in jail than in school.
significant memory impairments,
and reminder function on his iPhone
使用闹钟和提醒功能。
to break larger tasks
以把更大的任务
like that under his belt,
off of court supervision
a lot harder at it." (Laughs)
(笑)
attention and behavior problems
注意力和行为问题。
for more than a month.
where he wasn't in trouble.
to avoid being held in contempt
而被判蔑视法庭,
into his day every day
at the front of the courtroom.
布莱恩·伯恩法官。
Judge Brian Bowen.
to make the system work for everyone,
让司法系统为每个人工作的使命,
他觉得非常合适。
he saw the perfect fit.
with all of his prosecutors
基本上有两类被告人
two categories of defendants
通常,是这样的——
oftentimes, rightfully so --
all of their scheduled appointments
the best-laid probation plans.
如果能得到更多的支持,
with a little more support,
in this latter category,
一是迈克曾从70英尺高摔下,
Mike's history of a massive 70-foot fall
of difficulty showing up on the right day
强制性治疗的相关性。
therapy requirements, for example.
to more and more jail time,
越来越多的监禁,
给予地图、清单和手册,
with maps and checklists and handouts
vocational rehabilitation
for those therapies.
Mike's back to work
迈克又开始工作了,
受伤之后的第一次。
while he was in the service.
with his family,
Judge Bowen's veteran's court.
the overwhelming prevalence
and cognitive deficits
in the criminal justice system.
of resilience and responsibility.
一些简单的调整
by a change in perception
对自己的看法改变了。
come to see themselves differently.
I hope you see them differently, too.
不同的方式看待他们。
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kim Gorgens - NeuropsychologistKim Gorgens studies the brain's response to injury -- and advocates that we mind our (gray) matter.
Why you should listen
As a neuropsychologist working in the field of brain injuries, Kim Gorgens has seen firsthand the damage sports-related impacts can do. And as chair of the State of Colorado Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund Board and a member of the Brain Injury Legislative Collaborative, she’s working to shape Colorado law around youth sports injuries.
Gorgens, an assistant clinical professor in the University of Denver Graduate School of Professional Psychology, also is the president-elect of the Colorado Neuropsychological Society and has an appointment to the American Psychological Association’s Council on Disability in Psychology.
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