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Stress and the Adolescent Brain: Amygdala-prefrontal Cortex Circuitry and Ventral Striatum as Developmental Targets

Keywords Adolescence; stress; amygdala; prefrontal cortex; ventral striatum(2016)

The Dual Systems Model: Review, Reappraisal, and Reaffirmation

Keywords Adolescents; Risk taking; Rewards; Control; Brain development; Dual systems; Sensation-seeking; Reward sensitivity; Cognitive control(2016)

The Lasting Impact of Early-life Adversity on Individuals and Their Descendants: Potential Mechanisms and Hope for Intervention

Keywords Stress; Epigenetics; Learning; Memory; Treatment; Children; Early-life stress; emotion regulation; fear learning(2016)

The Neurobiology of the Emotional Adolescent: from the Inside Out

Keywords Affect; Brain; fMRI; Puberty; physiology; individual differences; social context(2016)

When Is an Adolescent an Adult? Assessing Cognitive Control in Emotional and Nonemotional Contexts

Keywords Adolescence; Self-control; Emotions; fMRI; Legal policy; Brain development; young adult; development; cognitive control(2016)

Young Adulthood as a Transitional Legal Category: Science, Social Change, and Justice Policy

Keywords young adult offenders; crime reduction; developmental research; effective sentencing; social welfare(2016)

Searching for Signatures of Brain Maturity: What Are We Searching For?

Keywords youth; adolescence; brain development; neuroscience; juvenile justice; neurodevelopment; development; maturity; brain imaging; adolescence; policy(2016)

Brief for Amicus Curiae Pennsylvania Ass’n of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Keywords developmental immaturity; Miller; Montgomery; sentencing; developmentally appropriate sentencing; first-degree murder(2016)

Brief of Amici Curiae Incarcerated Children’s Advocacy Network and Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project on Behalf of Qu’eed Batts

Keywords transient immaturity; formerly incarcerated youth; Miller; Montgomery; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); characteristics of youth; juvenile LWOP; capacity for rehabilitation; adolescent development(2016)

Brief for Amicus Curiae Pennsylvania Bar Association in Support of Reversal

Keywords Miller; Montgomery; irreparable corruption; incorrigibility; irretrievably depraved; juvenile LWOP; juvenile life without parole; beyond rehabilitation; Eighth Amendment (U.S.)(2016)

Brief for Amicus Curiae the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association in Support of Appellee

Keywords protected class; Miller; Montgomery; capital sentencing; JLWOP; juvenile life without parole(2016)

In re J.G.

Keywords LWOP; juvenile life without parole; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; capital murder(2016)

Proposed Brief of National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Dr. Giselle Hass, Tahirih Justice Center, and National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health

Keywords adolescents; asylum; trauma; PTSD; brain development; executive functioning; immigration(2016)

Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center and Center for Law, Brain and Behavior in Support of Petitioner

Keywords joint venture theory; Graham; culpability; blameworthiness; developmental attributes of youth; adolescent development; mandatory LWOP; mandatory life without parole; non-homicide(2016)

Brief for the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality and the Phillips Black Project as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner

Keywords Miller factors; Miller; juvenile sentencing; parole; meaningful opportunity to obtain release; individualized consideration of youth; mitigation; mitigating factors(2016)