Here's another article, on how some kinds of prolonged childhood trauma can lead to prison:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/15/u...addiction.html
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... in a justice system built upon the idea of choice and personal responsibility, experts say the path to trouble may begin long before an individual has any say in the matter. What happens to people in childhood can make a difference in whether they end up in a prison cell, or whether they are even wired to make rational decisions.
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Some schools, hospitals and jails have incorporated this emerging understanding of trauma, shifting the question from “What is wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”
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