IntroductionThe definition of criminology is the scientific study of crime, as a social phenomenon of criminals, and the treatment of punishment (Collins English Dictionary 2014). Criminology is the basis of the criminal justice system, it helps evaluate criminals and punish them fairly within the justice system. A key question that should be asked is the justice system that allows criminals to get away with pleading insane, mentally ill or saying they had no control over their bodies. This article will examine specific examples of the relationship between neuroscience, criminology and law in our societies. Abusing different types of drugs and alcohol over time will have negative side effects on your brain and body as a whole. This will create health problems for individuals, which will then be used as an excuse to break the law and escape. The same cannot be said for all situations, except for cases where an individual's state of health has nothing to do with their past actions. Yet offenders still tend to accept the charges against them with a slap on the wrist if their lawyer can twist their story to make it seem like it wasn't entirely their fault, and it makes more sense to based on the offender's state of health. owns or possessed. This important controversy in neuroscience and its relationship to criminology and legal studies should receive more attention and awareness. This can have a significant impact on our legal and justice system, as well as how cases and crimes will be assessed and prosecuted. Yet at the same time, studies have been conducted that prove that we cannot make a direct connection between the brain and the actions that an individual chooses to commit. Relationship between neuroscience and C...... middle of paper .... .... yes, René. Meditations on the First Philosophy. 1641. https://courseware.mymru.ca/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=_2_1&url=/webapps/blackboard/execute/launcher?type=Course&id=_187717_1&url= (accessed February 25, 2014). Gazzaniga S . Michael, “Law and neuroscience”, Neuron 60, n°3 (2008): 412-415Hankoff, Leon. “The neuroscience of violence.” International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. No. 2 (1990): 5-10. 10.1177/0306624X9003400201 (accessed February 25, 2014). Pinel, J., Treit, D. and Rovner, L. (1977). Temporal lobe aggression in rats. Science, 197. Raboch, J., Cerna, J., and Zemek, P. (1987). Sexual aggression and androgens. British Journal of Psychiatry, 151: 398-400. Winkler, G. and Kove, S. (1962). The implications of electroencephalographic abnormalities in homicide cases. Journal of Neuropsychiatry 3, 5:322-330.