Add to ORKGThe criminal justice system determines a criminal actor\u27s liability based primarily on the age of the actor at the time of the offense, adhering to a rule instituted by arbitrary designation of adulthood at the age of eighteen. Solely, this line determines the degree of treatment a criminal defendant will receive within the system, with more punitive measures being reserved for adult offenders and greater rehabilitative efforts made for juvenile offenders. Despite the many concessions made within the criminal system, this rule is concrete and rarely questioned. However, studies of neurological development show that the part of the brain directly related to the ability to understand choices and consequences, playing a direct role in culpa...
In the past decade, much attention has focused on developmental brain research and its implications ...
This Note argues that the O’Dell decision was a watershed moment for criminal justice reform. It arg...
When does a juvenile legally become an adult? This is literally a life-or-death question because the...
In 2005, in a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed the death penalty for offenders who...
In the past decade, much attention has focused on developmental brain research and its implications ...
One of the underlying foundations of Western criminal justice is the notion that human behavior is t...
Twenty-first century juvenile justice jurisprudence has focused on the criminal responsibility of ad...
One of the underlying foundations of Western criminal justice is the notion that human behavior is t...
The age of majority determines when a young person is considered adult in the eyes of the law, and i...
One of the underlying foundations of Western criminal justice is the notion that human behavior is t...
Juvenile justice policies in New York State put adolescents at risk for experiencing trauma in the c...
One of the underlying foundations of Western criminal justice is the notion that human behavior is t...
Juvenile justice policies in New York State put adolescents at risk for experiencing trauma in the c...
In the past decade, developmental brain research has had an important influence on juvenile crime re...
In the past decade, developmental brain research has had an important influence on juvenile crime re...
In the past decade, much attention has focused on developmental brain research and its implications ...
This Note argues that the O’Dell decision was a watershed moment for criminal justice reform. It arg...
When does a juvenile legally become an adult? This is literally a life-or-death question because the...
In 2005, in a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed the death penalty for offenders who...
In the past decade, much attention has focused on developmental brain research and its implications ...
One of the underlying foundations of Western criminal justice is the notion that human behavior is t...
Twenty-first century juvenile justice jurisprudence has focused on the criminal responsibility of ad...
One of the underlying foundations of Western criminal justice is the notion that human behavior is t...
The age of majority determines when a young person is considered adult in the eyes of the law, and i...
One of the underlying foundations of Western criminal justice is the notion that human behavior is t...
Juvenile justice policies in New York State put adolescents at risk for experiencing trauma in the c...
One of the underlying foundations of Western criminal justice is the notion that human behavior is t...
Juvenile justice policies in New York State put adolescents at risk for experiencing trauma in the c...
In the past decade, developmental brain research has had an important influence on juvenile crime re...
In the past decade, developmental brain research has had an important influence on juvenile crime re...
In the past decade, much attention has focused on developmental brain research and its implications ...
This Note argues that the O’Dell decision was a watershed moment for criminal justice reform. It arg...
When does a juvenile legally become an adult? This is literally a life-or-death question because the...