Well. You may want to look into psychopathy. And how often kids or adults can be treated for it.
The answer is , not at all.
There are some people who, through a complex interactions of genes and environmental influence, or through damage to the prefrontal cortex, , are incapable of empathy, sympathy, or any morality.
There are limits on rehabilitation.
Can such people be identified as children ?
Maybe. Surely with some level of error.
But the harm such people can and often do comitt over a lifetime is very great. Do they deserve a chance to reoffend repeatedly?
There are humans that cannot be taught to be different.
They can’t be treated. They don’t improve with therapy.
.maybe think about donald trump who is a classic case of psychopathy.
He is literally incapable of changing.
He’s not a unique case.
There is a famous professor from. Stanford who has discussed this topic a bit in lectures and in interviews.
Robert Sapolsky
Well. You may want to look into psychopathy. And how often kids or adults can be treated for it.
The answer is , not at all.
There are some people who, through a complex interactions of genes and environmental influence, or through damage to the prefrontal cortex, , are incapable of empathy, sympathy, or any morality.
There are limits on rehabilitation.
Can such people be identified as children ?
Maybe. Surely with some level of error. But the harm such people can and often do comitt over a lifetime is very great. Do they deserve a chance to reoffend repeatedly?
There are humans that cannot be taught to be different. They can’t be treated. They don’t improve with therapy.
.maybe think about donald trump who is a classic case of psychopathy.
He is literally incapable of changing.
He’s not a unique case.
There is a famous professor from. Stanford who has discussed this topic a bit in lectures and in interviews. Robert Sapolsky
Here is one such interview.
https://novayagazeta.eu/amp/articles/2023/11/08/broken-machines-en