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Brief of Juvenile Law Center, the Children's Law Center of Massachusetts, the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana, et. al., as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendant/Respondent
Keywords Sixth Amendment (U.S.); right to a jury trial; juvenile court sentencing; amenability hearing; Apprendi(2010)
Brief of the Center for Children's Advocacy and Juvenile Law Center in Support of Defendant David A. Fernandes
Keywords due process; juveniles; transfers; transfer to adult court; youth; adolescent development(2010)
Brief of the Center for Children's Advocacy and Juvenile Law Center in Support of Defendant B.B.
Keywords due process; juveniles; transfers; adolescent development; transfer to adult court; youth(2010)
People v. Mendez
Keywords juvenile offender; de facto life sentence; Eighth Amendment; cruel and unusual punishment; resentencing; Graham v. Florida(2010)
The Role of Puberty in the Developing Adolescent Brain
Keywords puberty; adolescence; development; hormones; prefrontal cortex(2010)
Wyeth v. Levine
(2009)
Age Differences in Future Orientation and Delay Discounting
Keywords Age Differences; Future; Impulse Control; Planning; Decision; Delay(2009)
Adolescent Engagement in Dangerous Behaviors Is Associated with Increased White Matter Maturity of Frontal Cortex
Keywords adolescent brain development; risk-taking; white matter development(2009)
Adolescent Maturity and the Brain: The Promise and Pitfalls of Neuroscience Research in Adolescent Health Policy
Keywords Adolescent; Health policy; Neuroscience; Neuroimaging; Judgment(2009)
Problems with Access to Adolescent Mental Health Care Can Lead to Dealings with the Criminal Justice System
Keywords Mental health; young people; early identification; early intervention; mental health care; justice system; incarcerated youth(2009)
Psychosocial Stress Reversibly Disrupts Prefrontal Processing and Attentional Control
Keywords Stress; prefrontal cortex; brain scans; fMRI; attention span; experiment(2009)
Trajectories of Antisocial Behavior and Psychosocial Maturity from Adolescence to Young Adulthood
Keywords psychosocial maturity; antisocial behavior; desistance(2009)
Brief of Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators, et al.
Keywords brain development; prefrontal cortex; juvenile LWOP; trauma; mental health; developmental needs; juvenile offenders; unique attributes of youth(2009)
Brief of Disability Rights Legal Center as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Keywords disabilities; disproportionate sentences; reduced culpability; juvenile LWOP; non-homicide; transient immaturity; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; lesser blameworthiness(2009)
Brief of Amici Curiae Educators in Support of Petitioners
Keywords juvenile LWOP; capacity for rehabilitation; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; transient immaturity; peer pressure; non-homicide; reduced culpability; brain development; unformed character; prefrontal cortex(2009)