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Brief of the Sentencing Project et al. in Support of Appellant Sheldon Mattis
Keywords emerging adult; life without parole; brain development; disproportionate sentences; late adolescents; developmental characteristics of youth; age of maturity(2022)
Brief of Amici Curiae for the Eastern District Attorney
Keywords murder; emerging adults; mandatory LWOP; mandatory life without parole; disproportionate; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); 18-year-olds; young adults; brain development; neuronal immaturity; Diatchenko; Miller(2022)
Brief for Psychology and Neuroscience Scholars in Support of Respondent
Keywords adolescent athletes; prayers; peer pressure; Establishment Clause; neurobiology; coercive nature of prayers; adolescent brain development; adolescent sensitivity to rewards; neurobiological research; social approval; adolescent vulnerability to negative influences; dual system; neuroimaging; brain imaging; reward-processing brain regions; developmental trajectories(2022)
Brief of the Juvenile Innocence & Fair Sentencing Clinic in Support of Appellant Reyes
Keywords hallmark characteristic of youth; risk-taking; juvenile brain development; inability to appreciate risk; mens rea; brain maturity; murder; science(2022)
Amicus Curiae of Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan for Defendant-appellant John Antonio Poole
Keywords Miller; Montgomery; mandatory LWOP; young adults; disproportionate sentences(2022)
Brief of Neuroscientists, Psychologists, and Criminal Justice Scholars in Support of Defendant-appellant Sheldon Mattis
Keywords late adolescents; brain imaging; hierarchical development; brain plasticity; neuroplasticity; brain development; immaturity; LWOP; emotional arousal; disproportionate sentencing; deterrence; retribution; penological justification(2022)
Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, Juvenile Sentencing Project at Quinnipiac University School of Law, and Deborah Labelle in Support of Defendant-appellant John Antonio Poole
Keywords cognitive characteristics; impulsivity; greater capacity for change; peer pressure; mandatory LWOP; lesser culpability; lesser blameworthiness; neurodevelopmental growth; Miller; cruel and unusual punishment; disproportionate sentences; excessive punishment; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); age of adulthood; age 18; youth above age 18; peer pressure; vulnerability to peer pressure; young adults(2022)
Emotional Dysregulation in Children and Adolescents
Keywords emotion; self-regulation; disruptive mood dysregulation; emotion regulation; emotional dysregulation(2022)
Giving to Others and Neural Processing During Adolescence
Keywords fMRI; Brain development; Decision-making; Adolescence; Prosocial behavior(2022)
Healthy Adolescent Development and the Juvenile Justice System: Challenges and Solutions
Keywords adolescent development; juvenile justice; reform(2022)
Impulsive and Risky Decision-Making in Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): The Need for a Developmental Perspective
Keywords Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; ADHD; Adolescence; impulsive decision making; risky decision making(2022)
Juvenile Life Without Parole: Exposing the Parallels Between Juvenile Offenders and Those Who Sentence Them
Keywords JLWOP; juvenile life without parole; adolescent brain development; reduced culpability of juveniles; Jones v. Mississippi; juvenile justice(2022)
Making the Sentencing Case: Psychological and Neuroscientific Evidence for Expanding the Age of Youthful Offenders
Keywords Brain development; Recidivism; Teenagers; Law; Sentencing; Adolescence; Brain; Development; Juvenile(2022)
Persistent and Distressing Psychotic-Like Experiences Using Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development℠ Study Data
Keywords Childhood psychotic-like experiences; PLEs; distress; developmental delays; brain structure(2022)
Positive and Negative Risk-Taking in Adolescence and Early Adulthood: A Citizen Science Study During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Keywords sensation seeking; risk-taking; COVID-19; prosocial behavior; contributing to society; life satisfaction; citizen science; participatory research(2022)