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Brief of Jeffrey Fagan, Deborah Baskin, Frank R. Baumgartner, Katherine Beckett, Donna Bishop, Alfred Blumstein, and Robert Brame et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Keywords deterrence; super predator myth; juvenile; LWOP; life without parole; juvenile offenders; violent crime(2012)
Brief of Juvenile Law Center et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Keywords juvenile LWOP; juvenile life without parole; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); proportionality analysis; felony murder; decision-making; adolescent vulnerability; peer pressure; reduced culpability; cruel and unusual punishment; adolescent development; characteristics of youth; developmental differences(2012)
Supplemental Brief for Amicus Curiae the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association in Support of Appellee the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Keywords LWOP; retroactive relief; resentencing; Miller; first-degree murder(2012)
Brief of NAACP et al. in Support of Petitioners
Keywords Eighth Amendment (U.S.); culpability evaluation; race; juvenile; youth; juvenile LWOP; juvenile life without parole; African American; Latino; "wilding"; superpredators(2012)
Brief of Juvenile Law Center and the National Juvenile Defender Center as Amici Curiae in Support of Petition for a Writ of Certiorari
Keywords non-homicide; LWOP; Eighth Amendment; disproportionate sentence; Graham; age; disability; mitigating circumstances(2012)
Brief of Amici Curiae J. Lawrence Aber et Al., in Support of Petitioners
Keywords neurological development; diminished culpability; peer pressure; adolescent vulnerability; risky behavior; brain development; Graham; environmental influences; neurological differences; reward-seeking; Roper; impulsivity; adolescent brain(2012)
Brief for the American Psychological Association, American Psychiatric Association, and National Association of Social Workers as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Keywords mandatory LWOP; life without parole; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; Graham v. Florida; Roper v. Simmons; qualities of adolescence (2012)
Heritability and Longitudinal Stability of Impulsivity in Adolescence
Keywords Impulsivity; Teenagers; Genetics; Environment; Adolescence; Longitudinal; Heritability(2012)
Imaging Brain Development: The Adolescent Brain
Keywords Neuroimaging; MRI; fMRI; social brain; functional connectivity(2012)
Metabolic Consequences of Stress During Childhood and Adolescence
Keywords Stress; Wellbeing; Mental Health; Physical Health; Development(2012)
Striatum–medial Prefrontal Cortex Connectivity Predicts Developmental Changes in Reinforcement Learning
Keywords Brain development; Children; learning; feedback; brain scans; brain maturation; development; fMRI; functional connectivity; reinforcement learning(2012)
Stress and the Developing Adolescent Brain
Keywords Adolescents; well being; brain development; anxiety; depression; stress(2012)
The Impact of Active and Passive Peer Influence on Young Adult Smoking: an Experimental Study
Keywords Peer pressure; Smoking; Imitation; Young adult smoking; Peer influence(2012)
White Matter Development in Adolescence: the Influence of Puberty and Implications for Affective Disorders
Keywords Brain development; White matter; Puberty; Sex differences; Review study; White matter development; White matter volume; Diffusion tensor imaging; Affective disorders(2012)
Youth Are More Vulnerable to False Memories Than Middle-Aged Adults Due to Liberal Response Bias
Keywords False memory; Brain development; Adolescents; Young adults; DRM; development; Youth(2012)