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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)
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)
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)
Sociometric Status and Social Drinking: Observations of Modelling and Persuasion in Young Adult Peer Groups
Keywords Alcohol use; peers; behavior; socioeconomic status; peer influence; alcohol consumption; socioeconomic status; observations(2007)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbidity in Detained Youth
Keywords Children; teenagers; juvenile; juvenile justice; trauma; stress; PTSD; mental health(2007)
Rational Choice and Developmental Influences on Recidivism Among Adolescent Felony Offenders
Keywords Teen crime; developmental limitations; risk evaluation; severity of punishment; procedural justice; mental health(2007)
Development of the Adolescent Brain: Implications for Executive Function and Social Cognition
Keywords Brain scans ; Teenagers ; Decision making ; Social policy ; Education(2006)
Earlier Development of the Accumbens Relative to Orbitofrontal Cortex Might Underlie Risk-Taking Behavior in Adolescents
Keywords accumbens; adolescent; reward; development; orbital frontal cortex; risk-taking(2006)
Debunking Myths About Trauma and Memory
Keywords memory; trauma; dissociation; amnesia; repression; posttraumatic stress disorder; sexual abuse; PTSD(2005)
Planting misinformation in the human mind: A 30-year investigation of the malleability of memory
(2005)
Developmental Incompetence, Due Process, and Juvenile Justice Policy
Keywords Juvenile justice system; legal reform; competency to stand trial; due process(2005)
Developmental trajectories of legal socialization among serious adolescent offenders
Keywords legal socialization; adolescence; juvenile offenders(2005)
The Enduring Effects of Abuse and Related Adverse Experiences in Childhood: a Convergence of Evidence from Neurobiology and Epidemiology
Keywords Child development; Adults; stress; mental health; physical health; drug use; domestic violence; neurobiology; childhood abuse; substance(2005)