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Brief for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice, and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Keywords attorney-client relationship; JLWOP; juvenile life without parole; characteristics of youth; immaturity; decision-making; peer pressure; plea bargains(2009)
Brief Amici Curiae of National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Lifers in Support of Respondent
Keywords JLWOP; juvenile life without parole; crime victims; juvenile crime; deterrence(2009)
Brief Amicus Curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence in Support of Respondents
Keywords fMRI; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual; scientific evidence; juvenile brain development; brain imaging(2009)
Brief Amicus Curiae of the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation in Support of Respondents
Keywords immature brain hypothesis; developmental psychology; age; adolescents; Roper(2009)
Brief for the States of Louisiana, et Al., as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondent
Keywords JLWOP; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); sentencing landscape; transfers; violent juvenile crime; gross proportionality; state juvenile sentencing practices; Roper(2009)
Brief for the National District Attorneys Association as Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondent
Keywords Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; LWOP; juvenile life without parole; disproportionate sentences; excessive sentences(2009)
Brief of Sixteen Members of the United States House of Representatives as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondent
Keywords juvenile life without parole; international law; rights of the child; jus cogens; LWOP(2009)
Brief of the Sentencing Project as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Keywords juveniles; life without parole; Eighth Amendment; culpability; mandatory sentencing; rehabilitation; maturity; death penalty(2009)
Problems with Access to Adolescent Mental Health Care Can Lead to Dealings with the Criminal Justice System
Keywords Mental health; young people; early identification; early intervention; mental health care; justice system; incarcerated youth(2009)
Psychosocial Stress Reversibly Disrupts Prefrontal Processing and Attentional Control
Keywords Stress; prefrontal cortex; brain scans; fMRI; attention span; experiment(2009)
The Influence of Substance Use on Adolescent Brain Development
Keywords Adolescence; Alcohol; Marijuana; Use; fMRI; Hangover; Withdrawal; alcoholism; functional magnetic resonance imaging; diffusion tensor imaging(2009)
Trajectories of Antisocial Behavior and Psychosocial Maturity from Adolescence to Young Adulthood
Keywords psychosocial maturity; antisocial behavior; desistance(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)
In re William M.
Keywords youth tried as adults; juvenile court; Nevada Supreme Court; clear and convincing evidence; substance use; presumptive certification ; Right against self-incrimination(2008)