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State v. Zuber

Keywords juvenile sentencing; resentencing; parole eligiblity; juvenile justice reform; Graham v. Florida; Miller v. Alabama

State v. Comer

Keywords New Jersey Supreme Court; mandatory minimum sentence; unconstitutional; rehabilitation; parole ineligibility; sentence review; 20 years; juvenile offenders; maturity

Buck v. Bell

Keywords Virginia; forced sterilization; constitutionality; intellectual disability; incorrigibility

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

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

Light Cannabis Use and the Adolescent Brain: An 8‑years Longitudinal Assessment of Mental Health, Cognition, and Reward Processing

Keywords Here are 10 keywords from the content; in a comma-separated list: cannabis; adolescence; reward processing; cognitive functioning; psychopathology; brain activity; conduct problems; hyperactivity/inattention; longitudinal study; IMAGEN study

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

The Juvenile Restoration Act Year One — October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022

Keywords Juvenile Restoration Act; sentence reduction; young offenders; release; reentry

The second look movement: A review of the nation's sentence review laws

Keywords Mass incarceration; life sentences; mandatory minimums; deterrent effect on crime; ineffective parole system; judicial review; sentencing reconsideration; second look movement; Graham v. Florida; Miller v. Alabama; juvenile life without parole; JLWOP

Criteria and Procedures for Meaningful Parole Review for People Sentenced as Youth

Keywords Juvenile life without parole; JLWOP; Eighth Amendment jurisprudence; parole hearings; youth as a mitigating factor; post-crime maturity; rehabilitation

Shrinking the Footprint of the Criminal Legal System Through Policies Informed by Psychology and Neuroscience

Keywords legal system (U.S.); criminal behavior; neuroscience; policy change; solitary confinement; legal definition of insanity

The Slow Drip of Decarceration: Reversing the Flood of Mass Incarceration and Its Racist Impact

Keywords racial disparities; mass incarceration; decarceration; rehabilitation; clemency; release; post-conviction relief

The Case for Second Chances: A Pathway to Decarceration in Maine

Keywords mass incarceration; decarceration; parole; clemency; Maine Criminal Code

Adolescents Engage in More Risky Decision Making

Keywords neuroscience; adolescence; neurobiological maturity; self-control; social influence

The Life-Course of Juvenile Lifers: Understanding Maturation and Development as Miller and Its Progeny Guide Juvenile Life Sentence Release Decisions

Keywords Juvenile life without parole; prisoner maturation; reentry; life sentence; rehabilitation; second look sentencing.

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