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Resources

Criminal Justice, Robert E. Shepard, Criminal Justice, The Relevance of Brain Research to Juvenile Defense, Winter 2005
Jeffrey Fagan, American Prospect Online, Adolescents, Maturity and the Law, August 2005
Web site Neuroscience and the Law
Ruben C. Gur, Brain Maturation in Juveniles: Some Implications of Behavior and Control, 2005
Adolescent Brains Show Lower Activity in Areas that Control Risky Choices, National Institute of Mental Health, March 15, 2007
Allstate Insurance ad highlights adolescent brain development research
New! Association of Prenatal and Childhood Blood Lead Concentrations with Criminal Arrests in Early Adulthood, PLoS Medicine, May 27, 2008
New! Don't Wait Up, Issues in Juvenile Justice, Charisa Smith, New Jersey Family Lawyer, May 2008
New! He's a Man, as Charged, Washington Post, May 6, 2008
Wall Street Journal Science Journal Article "Teenage Brains Seem Set for Recklessness" Nov. 30, 2007
What are the Implications of Adolescent Brain Development for Juvenile Justice --- Part I Emergincg Concepts, Coalition for Juvenile Justice, 2006
What Are the Implications of Adolescent Brain Development for Juvenile Justice? Part II - Applying Research to Practice, Coalition for Juvenile Justice, 2007


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The juvenile arrest rate for motor vehicle theft fell 62% between 1990-2003. [more facts]


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