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Brief of Amici Curiae Boston University Center for Anti Racist Research, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, Center on Race Inequality and the Law, and Criminal Justice Institute at Harvard Law in Support of Defendants-Appellants and Affirmance
Keywords irreperable corruption; racial disparity; 18-20-year-olds; 18 to 20 year olds; post-Miller sentencing; discretionary LWOP; discretionary life without parole; late adolescents ; late adolescence; Miller; Montgomery; transient immaturity(2023)
Application to File Amicus Curiae Brief and [Proposed] Amicus Curiae Brief of Prosecutors Alliance of California in Support of Neither Party
Keywords LWOP; life without the possibility of parole; juvenile culpability; capacity for rehabilitation; youth offender parole; special circumstance murder; first degree murder; racial disparities(2023)
Combined Application to File an Amicus Curiae Brief and Proposed Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Respondent, The People of the State of California
Keywords LWOP; life without the possibility of parole; equal protection; parole eligibility; young adult; first degree murder; special circumstances(2023)
Application to File Amici Curiae Brief & Brief of Amici Curiae Human Rights Watch et al., in Support of Defendant & Appellant Tony Hardin
Keywords youthful offender; rehabilitation; parole hearing; diminished culpability of youth; parole eligibility; LWOP; life without the possibility of parole; brain development; behavior(2023)
Application of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Juvenile Justice Scholars and Nonprofits to File Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Appellant; [Proposed] Amicus Curiae Brief
Keywords adolescents; LWOP; life without the possibility of parole; mitgiating attributes; Miller; late adolescence; brain development; plasticity; brain imaging; adolescent vulnerability; hierarchical development; neurological development; maladaptive behavior; emotions; emotional arousal; trauma; chronic stress; psychological capacity; personality; reduced culpability; lesser blameworthiness; parole suitability hearing(2023)
Non-Party Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center and Fourteen Juvenile Justice, Criminal Justice, Child Welfare Systems, and Adolescent Development Experts in Support of Defendant-Appellant Damian L. Hauschultz
Keywords youth interrogation; adolescent brain development; vulnerability to adult pressure; decision-making; impulsivity; trauma; age; interrogations; rewards system(2023)
Amicus Curiae Brief of Gonzaga University School of Law Women's Law Caucus, Seattle University School of Law Women's Law Caucus, and University of Washington Women's Law Caucus
Keywords emerging adult; special relationship; doctrine of emerging adult; special relationship; duty; right to protection; university(2023)
Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center; the Center for Law, Brain and Behavior; the Sentencing Project; and the Children’s Policy and Law Initiative of Indiana on Behalf of Appellant
Keywords sex offender registration of children; trauma; age; developmental differences; LWOP; life without parole; meaningful opportunity for release; cognitive neuroscience; developmental functioning; prefrontal cortex; adolescent brain development; long-term planning; decision-making; risk assessment; psychosocial immaturity; SORN(2023)
Homicide and Criminal Maturity of Juvenile Offenders: A Critical Review
Keywords Criminal maturity; Murder; Homicide; Juveniles; Life without parole; Sentencing; Recidivism; Forensic assessment(2023)
How Important Is Developmental Maturity in Assessing Whether Adolescents Will Share True or False Accounts of a First Offense in Legal Interactions?
Keywords Adolescence; Delinquency; Psychosocial maturity; Perceptions of procedural justice(2023)
Is Adolescence Believed to be a Period of Greater Risk Taking Than Adulthood?
Keywords adolescence; risk taking; beliefs; peer influence; adulthood; belief bias(2023)
Motivated to Compete but Not to Care: The Fundamental Social Motives of Risk-Taking Behaviors
Keywords risk-taking; teens; young adults; social pressure; kin care; social motives(2023)
Polygenic Risk Scores and Brain Structures Both Contribute to Externalizing Behavior in Childhood: A Study in the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) Cohort
Keywords Externalizing behaviors; Late childhood; Adolescence; Gray matter volume; White matter integrity; Polygenic risk scores; Magnetic resonance imaging; MRI(2023)
Put the Juvenile Back in Juvenile Court
Keywords rehabilitation; juvenile justice; age of majority(2023)
Reappraising the Role of Dopamine in Adolescent Risk-Taking Behavior
Keywords adolescence; dopamine; self-regulation; impulsivity; risk-taking(2023)