Don't Wait Up — Issues in Juvenile Justice

28 New Jersey Family Lawyer 144 (Spring 2008)

7 Pages Posted: 25 Sep 2014

Date Written: March 24, 2008

Abstract

Cutting edge juvenile brain development research has found that youth delinquency is normative across racial and socioeconomic groups, and due to neuroscientific prompts. Interviews with experts and policy advocates across the U.S. who utilize brain research reveals the trend of reform and removal of punitive youth sentencing measures.

Keywords: juvenile justice, delinquent, criminal justice, brain science, neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, racial, youth tried as adults, brain, adolescence, youth development

Suggested Citation

Smith, Charisa Kiyô, Don't Wait Up — Issues in Juvenile Justice (March 24, 2008). 28 New Jersey Family Lawyer 144 (Spring 2008), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2501001

Charisa Kiyô Smith (Contact Author)

CUNY School of Law ( email )

2 Court Square
Long Island City, NY 11101
United States

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