Emerging Concepts Brief: What Are the Implications of Adolescent Brain Development for Juvenile Justice?
Contributing Organization(s): Coalition for Juvenile Justice
Author(s)/Creator(s): Coalition for Juvenile Justice
Publishing Date: 2006-10-01
Issue Areas: Children and Youth; Science
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Brain imagery now allows us all to see the developmental milestones achieved by the human brain as it grows and matures throughout the early stages of life -- confirming in pictures what parents and those who work closely with youth have long found to be true: adolescence is a period of gradual maturation. Hard science demonstrates that teenagers and young adults are not fully mature in their judgment, problem-solving and decisionmaking capacities. This paper endeavors to explore the implications of such science for policy and practice in juvenile justice and delinquency prevention.
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