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"Permanently Incorrigible" Is a Patently Ineffective Standard: Reforming the Administration of Juvenile Life Without Parole
Keywords juvenile life without parole; JLWOP; Eighth amendment; Miller v. Alabama; permanent incorrigibility; discretionary JLWOP sentence; mitigating factors; Montgomery v. Louisiana; Sixth Amendment(2020)
Threat Or Thrill? the Neural Mechanisms Underlying the Development of Anxiety and Risk Taking in Adolescence
Keywords Adolescence; Anxiety; Risk taking; fMRI; Threat; Reward; Brain development(2020)
Healthy Development as a Human Right: Insights from Developmental Neuroscience for Youth Justice
Keywords Brain development; Law; Adolescence; Rights; Brain; cognition; development(2020)
Adolescent Brain Development and Progressive Legal Responsibility in the Latin American Context
Keywords Teenage Brain; Adolescent law; Criminal; Adolescence; Behavior; Neuroscience; Neurolaw; Juvenile criminal behavior; juvenile criminal law; adolescent brain; legal responsibility(2020)
Adolescent Psychopathology: the Role of Brain-based Diatheses, Sensitivities, and Susceptibilities
Keywords Adolescence; Stress; Brain development; Impulsivity; Rewards; Peer influence; Chronic health conditions; health condition(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)
Childhood Adversity and Neural Development: a Systematic Review
Keywords Tough experiences ; Stress ; Childhood ; Brain development ; Teenagers ; Emotions ; Attention ; Memory; early-life stress; neurodevelopment; amygdala; hippocampus; adverse childhood experiences(2019)
Distinct and Similar Patterns of Emotional Development in Adolescents and Young Adults
Keywords Emotions; Young adults; Mental health issues; adolescence; emotional development; ex-Gaussian; reaction time; variability; young adulthood(2019)
Marshall v. State
Keywords mandatory sentence; Graham; Miller; juvenile sentencing; emerging adults; life sentence(2019)
Commonwealth v. Machicote
Keywords juvenile offender; second-degree murder; life without parole; LWOP; juvenile life without parole; JLWOP; Eighth Amendment; Miller v. Alabama(2019)
U.S. v. Sparks
Keywords juvenile offender; juvenile life without parole; JLWOP; Eighth Amendment; cruel and unusual punishment(2019)
State v. Shanahan
Keywords juvenile offender; juvenile sentencing; de facto life without parole; juvenile life without parole; JLWOP; Miller v. Alabama(2019)
Brief of Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Keywords mitigating qualities of youth; age; 21 year olds; recidivist statutes; 18-21 year olds; emerging adults; proportionate sentences(2019)
Brief of Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Washington Defender Association as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondent
Keywords hallmark features of youth; juvenile offenders; Miller; meaningful opportunity for release; maturity; rehabilitation; juvenile vulnerability; peer pressure; risk-taking; impulsivity; indeterminate sentences(2019)