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The Development of Self and Identity in Adolescence: Neural Evidence and Implications for a Value-based Choice Perspective on Motivated Behavior
Keywords Adolescents; Identity; Brain development; Decision making; adolescence; value-based decision making; self-development(2018)
The Racially Diverse Affective Expression (radiate) Face Stimulus Set
Keywords emotion; multiracial; facial expressions; diversity; RADIATE; reliability; stimuli; validity(2018)
Traumatic Brain Injury: A Potential Cause of Violent Crime?
Keywords Traumatic brain injury (TBI); children; young people; self-regulation; social behavior; behavioral disorder; crime; recidivism; risk factors(2018)
Scientific Support for a Developmentally Informed Approach to Miranda Rights
Keywords Law; juvenile justice; children; adolescents; teenagers; brain development; behavior(2018)
Amicus Curiae Brief of Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc., in Support of Petitioner
Keywords Miller; Montgomery; retroactive relief; resentencing; juvenile murderers; mandatory LWOP; mandatory life without parole; juvenile life without parole; discretionary life sentences; plea bargains; state sovereignty; victims' rights(2018)
Brief of Juvenile Law Center; Center for Law, Brain and Behavior; and Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendant/Appellant
Keywords felony murder; mandatory sentences; Miller; Montgomery; age; mitigating circumstances; attendant characteristics of youth; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); individual considerations; mitigating qualities of youth; neuroimaging; brain imaging; future orientation; decision-making; adolescent development(2018)
Justin Burrell v. State of Delaware
Keywords juvenile murder; self-defense; Delaware Supreme Court; jury instructions; LWOP; juvenile life without parole(2018)
Morrow v. Ford
Keywords mitigating factors; death penalty; child sexual abuse; Supreme Court of Georgia; capital punishment; juvenile life without parole; LWOP(2018)
Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center et al. in Support of Petitioner-appellant Cyntoia Brown and Reversal
Keywords adolescent development; mandatory LWOP; mandatory life without parole; penological purpose; capacity for change; brain maturation; future planning; prefrontal cortex; impact of stress on brain development; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder; FASD; juvenile stress; retribution; deterrence; incorrigibility; irreparably corrupt; Eighth Amendment (U.S); incapacitation(2018)
Brief of Amici Curiae: Juvenile Sentencing Project and Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth
Keywords meaningful opportunity; parole review procedures; mitigating circumstances of youth; rehabilitation; post-crime maturity; Miller factors; youth; parole(2018)
Brief of Amicus Curiae Juvenile Sentencing Project in Support of Appellant Corey Grant
Keywords meaningful opportunity; juvenile LWOP; incorrigible; incapable of rehabilitation; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); Miller; juvenile offender; beyond rehabilitation; non homicide offenses; children(2018)
Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center, Juvenile Sentencing Project, and American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan
Keywords meaningful opportunity to obtain release; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); characteristics of youth; childhood offenses; post-crime maturity and rehabilitation; reduced blameworthiness ; diminished culpability; decision-making; risky behavior(2018)
Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center, Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth, and Center for Law, Brain and Behavior in Support of Petitioner
Keywords brain; prefrontal cortex; neuroscience research; transferred intent; imputed intent; felony murder; impulse control; adolescent decision-making; risk-taking; vulnerability to peer influence; attributes of youth; underdeveloped brain(2018)
Brief of Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, Columbia Legal Services, Teamchild, and Washington Defender Association as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondent
Keywords Fain analysis; Proportionality analysis; JLWOP; juvenile life without parole; Gunwall analysis; juvenile sentencing; categorial analysis; Eighth Amendment; cruel and unusual punishment(2018)
Amici Curiae Brief of Juvenile Law Center, ACLU of Washington, Campaign for Fair Sentencing of Youth, Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators, and Mothers Against Murderers Association in Support of Respondent, Brian Bassett
Keywords adolescent development; LWOP; neuroscience; retribution; deterrence; incapacitation; justification for punishment; decision-making; youth reasoning skills; stress(2018)