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Roper v. Simmons

Keywords death penalty; LWOP; juvenile justice; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; capital punishment; death penalty for juveniles

DeMola v. Cavazos

Keywords individual sentencing; juvenile justice; LWOP; juvenile life without parole; juvenile sentencing

Banks v. People

Keywords LWOP; juvenile sentencing; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; juvenile offenders; retroactive application

Commonwealth v. Brown

Keywords LWOP; juvenile justice; felony murder rule; accomplice liability; Miller v. Alabama; Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court; juvenile offenders; Miranda rights

Falcon v. State

Keywords retroactive application of Miller; Miller v. Alabama; LWOP; mandatory life sentence; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment

Henry v. State

Keywords juvenile LWOP; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; Graham v. Florida; meaningful opportunity for release; juvenile resentencing

Baines v. Pennsylvania

Keywords LWOP; juvenile life without parole; Pennsylvania Superior Court ; post-conviction relief; suppression of evidence; search and seizure; Fourth Amendment (U.S.); Eighth Amendment (U.S.)

Commonwealth v. Brooker

Keywords Pennsylvania Superior Court; mandatory LWOP as unconstitutional; juvenile LWOP; first/second degree murder; mandatory minimum sentences

Commonwealth v. Cunningham

Keywords juvenile LWOP; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; retroactive application of Miller; Miller v. Alabama; mandatory minimum sentencing; Pennsylvania Supreme Court ; individualised sentencing

People v. Caballero

Keywords juvenile offender; cruel and unusual punishment; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); rehabilitation for juveniles ; juvenile sentencing; LWOP

Diatchenko v. District Attorney for Suffolk District

Keywords juvenile LWOP; juvenile justice; cruel and unusual punishment; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts; sentencing discretion; juvenile homicide; rehabilitation for juveniles

Graham v. Florida

Keywords Juvenile offenders; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); LWOP; Cruel and unusual punishment; Rehabilitation of juveniles

The Teenage Brain: Peer Influences on Adolescent Decision Making

Keywords Brain development; Peer influence; decision making; self-regulation; risk taking; neurodevelopment

The Role of the Anterior Insula in Adolescent Decision Making

Keywords Adolescence; Risky decision making; Neural development; Anterior insula

Mechanisms Linking Childhood Trauma Exposure and Psychopathology: a Transdiagnostic Model of Risk and Resilience

Keywords Stress; Trauma; Adolescents; Mental health disorders; Emotional control; Aging