Can a single crime define a person's entire identity?
In short: In this lecture, Dr Anthony Geraghty examines the concept of the 'Index Offence.' Explore the utility and implications of using specific criminal acts to categorize individuals.
Dr Anthony Geraghty, a criminologist and psychiatrist, investigates the 'Index Offence'—a term used by professionals to define individuals by their crimes. The lecture questions whether such a metric is a useful way to understand human identity.
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