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Amending New Jersey’s Expungement Law to Reflect the Historical Treatment of Juveniles: Juveniles Deserve a Second Chance
Keywords juvenile record; rehabilitation; collateral consequences; discretionary juvenile record expunction(2024)
Adolescents Engage in More Risky Decision Making
Keywords neuroscience; adolescence; neurobiological maturity; self-control; social influence(2024)
Large‐scale investigation of white matter structural differences in bilingual and monolingual children: An adolescent brain cognitive development data study
Keywords bilingualism; brain development; language network; white matter(2024)
Differential item functioning in reports of delinquent behavior between Black and White youth: Evidence of measurement bias in self-reports of arrest in the adolescent brain cognitive development study
Keywords Differential Item Functioning; measurement bias; delinquency; racial group differences; adolescent brain cognitive development study(2024)
Prefrontal cortex structural and developmental associations with callous-unemotional traits and aggression
Keywords Callous-unemotional (CU) traits; aggression; antisocial behavior; prefrontal cortex; grey matter; neurodevelopment; cortical maturation(2024)
The Case for Second Chances: A Pathway to Decarceration in Maine
Keywords mass incarceration; decarceration; parole; clemency; Maine Criminal Code(2024)
Juvenile Life Without Parole in Pennsylvania: Age, Cognitive Immaturity, and Culpability
Keywords juvenile life without parole; JLWOP; cognitive immaturity; legal culpability(2024)
State v. Avery
Keywords Florida case; Avery; reduced sentence; vacated sentence; alcohol use; PTSD; formal diagnosis; evidence; treatment; trial court; departure(2024)
United States v. Aldridge
Keywords sex trafficking; human trafficking; opioid addiction; coercion; sexual exploitation; Aldridge conviction; federal case; court upheld; knowing participation; sufficient evidence(2024)
State v. Brelsford
Keywords sentence reduction; Brelsford case; Connecticut; rehabilitation; violent crimes; modification denied; criminal sentencing; court decision; state case; substance addiction(2024)
Child Sexual Abuse Victimization Amongst Detained Adolescents and Incarcerated Young Adults: Findings from an Australian Population-Based Birth Cohort Study
Keywords incarceration; youth detention; custodial; sexual abuse; maltreatment; adverse childhood experiences; administrative data; linkage(2024)
Investigating the neurobiology of maternal Opioid Use Disorder and prenatal opioid exposure using brain organoid technology
Keywords brain organoids; brain spheroids; induced pluripotent stem cells; opioid use disorder; opioids; prenatal opioid exposure(2024)
Cannabis use may attenuate neurocognitive performance deficits resulting from Methamphetamine Use Disorder
Keywords cannabis; cognition; memory; methamphetamine; neuroprotection; substance use disorder(2024)
Adverse effects of criminal legal system involvement: A qualitative study examining the role of incarceration and reentry on substance use trajectories among women with opioid use disorders
Keywords women; criminal justice system; criminal legal system; substance use(2024)
Krusen v. Arksansas Dep't of Human Serv.
Keywords parental rights termination; Arkansas; methamphetamine addiction; unsafe housing; child removal; parental neglect; substance use; reunification services; case law(2024)