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I think someone read your article: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/print/2011/07/the-brain-on-trial/8520/
He comes at it from a slightly different angle - the criminal justice system - but approaches it the same way, dissolving the question down to blameworthiness and free will. He also reaches the same conclusion; our reaction as a society should be based on influencing future outcomes, not punishing past actions.
There's a book to this effect: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691142084/ref=oh_o03_s01_i01_details
A little googling will bring up some very convincing lectures on the subject by the author. Unfortunately he hasn't made many headlines or much headway in actually implementing these ideas.