The Neurocorrective Offer and Manipulative Pressure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21701940 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sebastian Jon Holmen (0000-0003-2774-941X, Roskilde University, corresponding author), Emma Dore‐Horgan (0000-0001-8853-264X, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 203-220 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethical Theory and Moral Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1386-2820 • E-ISSN: 1572-8447 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10677-024-10462-z |
| OpenAlex | W4401850460 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 35 |
An important question regarding the use of neurointerventions in criminal justice systems relates to the ethics of offering neurointerventions in exchange for a sentence reduction or as a condition of parole – what has been termed the neurocorrective offer . In this paper, we suggest that neurocorrective offers may sometimes involve manipulative pressure. That is, in some cases these offers will involve a pressure to comply with the manipulators’ (i.e., the state’s) bidding that does not rise to the level of coercion, but which cannot be considered an instance of persuasion. We then suggest that offenders may fall victim to this pressure due to general facts about human psychology and their situational vulnerability. We end the paper by identifying three reasons for thinking it prima facie morally wrong for the state to make neurocorrective offers involving manipulative pressure even if such offers do not undermine offenders’ consent to the offer. Specifically, we suggest that such offers are plausibly pro tanto harmful to some offenders and that they sometimes disrespect their autonomy and rationality
Epistemology · Ontology · Philosophy of medicine · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Law · Medicine · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Philosophy · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |