Prof. James Giordano, PhD, is a neuroscientist, Vice President for Academic Programs and Director of the Center for Neurotechnology Studies at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies.  Posting on his NeuroBioEthics blog, Prof. Giordano recently addressed the question of "predictive neurotechnology," and its potential role in crime prevention, among other areas. Prof. Giordano writes: "There is the implication (and maybe expectation) that neuroS&T could be used to define predispositions to types of behavior, and thus may have some predictive value, and could be employed to allow preemptive interventions to deter the commission of crimes. For sure, this has 'Minority Report' overtones, but as distasteful as this seems at face value, the recent shootings in Oslo (and those in Phoenix, and Columbine, among others) prompt renewed calls to use the science and technologies we have at hand to 'do something' to ensure that such events do not happen again." But he also warns that legal and ethical hazards are numerous. Click here to read the entry on NeuroBioEthics.