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Should violent offenders be forced to undergo neurotechnological treatment? A critical discussion of the ‘freedom of thought’ objection
- Correspondence to Professor Thomas Søbirk Petersen, Department of Communication and Arts, Roskilde University, Universitetsvej 1, Roskilde DK-4000, Denmark; Thomassp{at}ruc.dk
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Should violent offenders be forced to undergo neurotechnological treatment? A critical discussion of the ‘freedom of thought’ objection
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- Received February 25, 2016
- Revised October 18, 2016
- Accepted October 28, 2016
- First published November 14, 2016.
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December 14, 2016
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