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Problems with Access to Adolescent Mental Health Care Can Lead to Dealings with the Criminal Justice System
Keywords Mental health; young people; early identification; early intervention; mental health care; justice system; incarcerated youth(2009)
Psychosocial Stress Reversibly Disrupts Prefrontal Processing and Attentional Control
Keywords Stress; prefrontal cortex; brain scans; fMRI; attention span; experiment(2009)
The Influence of Substance Use on Adolescent Brain Development
Keywords Adolescence; Alcohol; Marijuana; Use; fMRI; Hangover; Withdrawal; alcoholism; functional magnetic resonance imaging; diffusion tensor imaging(2009)
Trajectories of Antisocial Behavior and Psychosocial Maturity from Adolescence to Young Adulthood
Keywords psychosocial maturity; antisocial behavior; desistance(2009)
Adolescent Maturity and the Brain: The Promise and Pitfalls of Neuroscience Research in Adolescent Health Policy
Keywords Adolescent; Health policy; Neuroscience; Neuroimaging; Judgment(2009)
Adolescent Development and the Regulation of Youth Crime
Keywords Young adult offenders; juvenile justice system; rehabilitation; developmental differences; immaturity; juvenile death penalty; fairness; social welfare(2008)
In re William M.
Keywords youth tried as adults; juvenile court; Nevada Supreme Court; clear and convincing evidence; substance use; presumptive certification ; Right against self-incrimination(2008)
Hammermueller v. North American Company for Life and Health Insurance
Keywords benefits; insurance; denial; proper denial; fraud; financial loss; elder financial abuse(2008)
In the matter of L.M.
Keywords juvenile justice; aggravated sexual battery; juvenile offender; Kansas Supreme Court; right to a jury trial; sex offender registration(2008)
A Social Neuroscience Perspective on Adolescent Risk-taking
Keywords Risk-taking; Adolescence; Childhood; Adults; Puberty; Rewards; Control; Peer influence; Brain Development(2008)
Adolescent development and the regulation of youth crime
(2008)
Erickson v. Pardus
Keywords Eighth Amendment; prisoner rights; medical care; prison medical care; hepatitis C; inmate healthcare; cruel and unusual punishment; life-saving treatment(2007)
Childhood Psychiatric Disorders and Young Adult Crime: A Prospective, Population-Based Study
Keywords childhood psychiatric disorders; criminal behavior; young adult offenders; at-risk children; conduct disorder; psychopathology; early intervention(2007)
Malone v. State
Keywords capital punishment; legal insanity; insanity defense; methamphetamine; psychosis(2007)
Kimbrough v. US
Keywords sentencing; crack cocaine; powder cocaine; disparities; advisory Guidelines(2007)