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Brief of Amicus Curiae Robert Earl Hawkins in Support of John Antonio Poole
Keywords prefrontal cortex; LWOP; Miller; Montgomery; hallmark features of youth; neurobiological research; lesser blameworthiness; ages 18-25; young adult; emerging adults; impulsivity; murder(2021)
Making the "C-ACE" for a Culturally-informed Adverse Childhood Experiences Framework to Understand the Pervasive Mental Health Impact of Racism on Black Youth
Keywords Racism; Trauma; Black; Adolescents; Stress; Racial trauma; Adverse childhood experiences; Black youth; Traumatic stress(2021)
Responsible Use of Open-Access Developmental Data: the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (abcd) Study
Keywords Children; development; brain; behavior; neuroscience; psychology; review(2021)
Rethinking Concepts and Categories for Understanding the Neurodevelopmental Effects of Childhood Adversity
Keywords children; childhood; stress; trauma; behavior; brain development; environment; early-life stress; adversity; stress neurobiology; child maltreatment(2021)
The Law, the Science, and the Logic of Ending the Teenage Death Penalty
Keywords Death penalty; Roper; Adolescence; Penological objectives; Miller; Eighth Amendment(2021)
Black Girls and the Pipeline from Sexual Abuse to Sexual Exploitation to Prison
Keywords child sexual abuse; black girls; juvenile justice; abuse to prison pipeline; trauma(2021)
Adolescent Brain Development and Contextual Influences: a Decade in Review
Keywords Adolescence; Behavior; Brain development(2021)
The perceptions of juvenile judges regarding adolescent development in evaluating juvenile competency
Keywords psychosocial factors; juvenile competency; adjudicative competency; adolescent development(2020)
Adolescent Substance Use and the Brain: Behavioral, Cognitive and Neuroimaging Correlates
Keywords Impulsivity; Risky behaviors; Drugs; Addiction; Adolescence; Brain development; youth; addiction; drug; abuse psychology; special population(2020)
Behavioral and Neural Pathways Supporting the Development of Prosocial and Risk-taking Behavior Across Adolescence
Keywords Outgoing; Rebellious behavior; Brain structure; Fun seeking; Brain development; Children(2020)
Behavioral and Neural Signatures of Working Memory in Childhood
Keywords Development; Brain Scans; Childhood; Intelligence; Working memory; fMRI; frontoparietal; n-back(2020)
Differential Correlates of Positive and Negative Risk Taking in Adolescence
Keywords Risk taking; Rewards; Outcomes; Teenagers; adolescence; positive risk taking; school engagement; dual systems(2020)
Early Childhood Trauma Impact on Adolescent Brain Development, Decision Making Abilities, and Delinquent Behaviors: Policy Implications for Juveniles Tried in Adult Court Systems
Keywords adverse childhood experiences; adolescent brain development; juvenile delinquency; policy; juveniles tried in adult courts; trauma(2020)
Early Life Stress and Development: Potential Mechanisms for Adverse Outcomes
Keywords Childhood stress; Brain development; Behavior; Adversity; Emotion; Mental health disorders(2020)
Croft v. State
Keywords juvenile offender; Miller v. Alabama; Graham v. Florida; Atwell v. State; life sentence; parole eligibility(2020)