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State v. Anderson

Keywords criminal justice system; racial bias; youthful offender; juvenile life sentence; cruel and unusual punishment; racial disparity in sentencing; Washington State Constitution

Primer: Psychedelics

Keywords Psychedelics; Psilocybin; MDMA; Serotonin receptors; Therapeutic potential; Neurobiology; Set and setting; Neuroplasticity; LSD

Adolescent Cannabis Use, Comorbid Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Other Internalizing and Externalizing Disorders

Keywords Adolescence; Anxiety; Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Cannabis; Conduct disorder; Depression; Externalizing symptoms

Use of Marijuana: Effect on Brain Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Keywords AHA Scientific Statements; brain; cannabis; cognition; marijuana; stroke

Addington v. Texas

Keywords civil commitment; clear and convincing evidence; procedural protections; due process; involuntary commitment

Competencies for Training Juvenile Services on Justice Involved Youth with Traumatic Brain Injury

Keywords Traumatic Brain Injury; Corrections; Juvenile; Staff; Training; Competencies

Justice for Emerging Adults after Jones: the Rapidly Developing Use of Neuroscience to Extend Eighth Amendment Miller Protections to Defendants Ages 18 and Older

Keywords Juvenile justice; Young adults; Teenagers; Courts

Lonely Too Long: Redefining and Reforming Juvenile Solitary Confinement

Keywords Adolescents; Solitary confinement; Psychology; Brain development; Law

Should the Science of Adolescent Brain Development Inform Public Policy?

Keywords policy; neuroscience; juvenile justice; evidence-based policy