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Dr Reza Indragiri Amriel, a forensic psychologist who teaches at the Ministry for Law and Human Rights’ School of Correctional Studies, explains whether or not aged felons should be jailed.

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Published 4 April 2019 7:17pm

Updated 4 April 2019 7:35pm

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Dr Reza Indragiri Amriel, a forensic psychologist who teaches at the Ministry for Law and Human Rights’ School of Correctional Studies, explains whether or not aged felons should be jailed.

Why do we need to reconsider our understanding of crime and punishment? How might keeping elderly criminals out of jail benefit society? What correctional alternatives could be applied to elderly criminals? Dr Reza Indragiri Amriel explains his ideas.

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