Kim Gorgens: The surprising connection between brain injuries and crime
金 · 喬吉斯: 腦傷和犯罪間令人訝異的關聯
Kim Gorgens studies the brain's response to injury -- and advocates that we mind our (gray) matter. Full bio
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caused by an external blow to the head.
and professional athletes,
we're used to seeing on the playing field.
to define TBI in the public consciousness.
腦創傷定義的形象。
in retired and college athletes.
who researches and treats these injuries,
to see the growing awareness of TBI
對腦創傷日益增強的意識,
and long-term risks to athletes.
to a larger but no less controversial
受創傷性腦損傷影響的人們,
by traumatic brain injury,
these inmates and probationers
vulnerable members of society.
是社會上極為脆弱的一群人。
and I have been doing research
一直在進行的研究
we think about the criminal justice system
you think about those things, too.
統計數據開始:
in criminal justice
身陷刑事司法中的人們
in this room, for example,
getting your bell rung.
that require hospitalization.
of a physical assault,
are actually sustained in jail.
among the women in criminal justice.
所有這些數字都還要更高。
in the criminal justice system
violence and abuse.
been exposed to repeated brain injuries.
like the brains of retired NFL players,
退役的美式足球聯盟球員的大腦,
for dementing diseases as they age.
隨著年齡的增長而增加。
and substance abuse and trauma,
藥物濫用和創傷交互作用,
poor judgment and poor impulse control,
像是判斷力差、衝動控制能力差,
criminal justice a revolving door.
(註:一再進出法院和監獄)
while they're in there.
They fall out of their bunk.
and do stupid things,
and they get rearrested.
因此再次被捕。
to be rearrested than not.
a life sentence 30 days at a time."
why this is so hard for them.
這些對他們來說這麼困難。
of so many of these challenges,
這些挑戰中的根源,
has been to disrupt that cycle,
就是打破這個循環,
with my state and local partners,
to meet everyone's needs:
how each person's brain works
評估每個人的大腦如何運作,
basic modifications
I mean safer not only for the inmates,
such a simple approach.
that gets people into all of this trouble
陷入麻煩的所有問題。
screening tests
in the way an inmate thinks.
we write two reports.
on how to manage that inmate.
for how to manage themselves.
that a probationer has a hard time
to the court might suggest
可能會在給法院的信中建議
of important information.
would say, among other things,
to record that information for themselves.
來自我記錄這些訊息。
to be really clear about one point.
minimize responsibility
negative perceptions
an inmate's problematic behavior
rather than outright defiance --
而不是徹底蔑視——
囚犯的聲音,他們也寫信,
they want to know how to help themselves.
from Troy in Virginia,
特洛伊市寄來的,
of all the head traumas I've dealt with?
我能做些什麼?你能幫我嗎?」
thousands of stories like this,
成千上萬這樣的故事,
that have a great outcome.
spent more time in jail than in school.
度過的時間比在學校裡多。
significant memory impairments,
and reminder function on his iPhone
鬧鐘的提醒功能
to break larger tasks
便於管理的小任務。
like that under his belt,
off of court supervision
a lot harder at it." (Laughs)
attention and behavior problems
for more than a month.
第一站是哪裡?
where he wasn't in trouble.
to avoid being held in contempt
into his day every day
at the front of the courtroom.
Judge Brian Bowen.
布萊恩 · 鮑文法官。
to make the system work for everyone,
讓司法系統適用於每個人的使命。
he saw the perfect fit.
他看到完美的契合。
with all of his prosecutors
two categories of defendants
被告的兩種基本類型:
oftentimes, rightfully so --
all of their scheduled appointments
the best-laid probation plans.
with a little more support,
in this latter category,
Mike's history of a massive 70-foot fall
自 70 英尺高處墜落,
of difficulty showing up on the right day
therapy requirements, for example.
to more and more jail time,
越來越長的刑期,
with maps and checklists and handouts
提供地圖、清單和講義,
vocational rehabilitation
for those therapies.
Mike's back to work
第一次重返工作崗位。
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.
by a change in perception
come to see themselves differently.
以不同的方式看待自己。
I hope you see them differently, too.
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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