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Brief of Amicus Curiae TeamChild
Keywords Zero Tolerance policies; children; teens; school; students; law enforcement; juvenile justice system; search and seizure; searches; school discipline policies(2011)
Brief of Indiana, et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondent
Keywords age; custodial interrogation; Miranda; perception of custody; maturity; confessions; voluntary confessions; juvenile special protections(2011)
Brief of Juvenile Law Center et al. on Behalf of Appellant Rodrigo Caballero
Keywords adolescent brain development; developmental differences; disability; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); Graham; non-homicide; mandatory sentences; penological purpose; unjustified goals of punishment; international laws; Schizophrenia(2011)
Pacific Juvenile Defender Center on Behalf of Appellant Rodrigo Caballero
Keywords adolescence; age; mental illness; disproportionate sentence; non homicide; incompetence; proportionality analysis; Dillon; Lynch; juvenile; Schizophrenia(2011)
Brief of Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Appellant, Paul H. Gingerich
Keywords children; decision-making; compentency; developmental differences; due process; immaturity; transfer(2011)
Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae Supporting Respondent
Keywords custody; Miranda; objective test; reasonable person; psychological vulnerabilities; due process(2011)
Frontostriatal Maturation Predicts Cognitive Control Failure to Appetitive Cues in Adolescents
Keywords Risk taking; Adolescents; Brain development; Rewards(2011)
Juvenile Justice in the US: Facts for Policymakers
Keywords Adolescent brain development; prefrontal cortex; executive function; decision-making; juvenile justice system; risk factors; non-violent crime; recidivism; rehabilitation(2011)
Maturation of Limbic Corticostriatal Activation and Connectivity Associated with Developmental Changes in Temporal Discounting
Keywords Rewards; Decision making; Brain development; Adolescents; Adults; Brain scans(2011)
Peers Increase Adolescent Risk Taking by Enhancing Activity in the Brain’s Reward Circuitry
Keywords Teenagers; Risk taking; Brain scans; Reward(2011)
Early Health Risk Factors for Violence: Conceptualization, Evidence, and Implications
Keywords Health Risk Factors; Alcohol during Pregnancy; Biosocial Interaction; Tobacco during Pregnancy; Toxicity and Drugs During Pregnancy; Head Injury During Early Childhood; Teenage Pregnancy; Birth Complications; Malnutrition of the Pregnant Mother; Malnutrition During Early Postnatal Years; Brain Dysfunction; Aggression; Child Behavior Problems; Violence Prevention; Protective Factors; Mediating Factors(2011)
'Willpower' Over the Life Span: Decomposing Self-Regulation
Keywords Review article; Delay of gratification; Longitudinal study; Self-regulation; Willpower(2011)
Adolescent Brain Development and Drugs
Keywords Adolescence; Behavior; Brain development; Choices; Drugs; Safety(2011)
Padilla v. Kentucky
(2010)
Adolescent Brain Development and the Risk for Alcohol and Other Drug Problems
Keywords Teenager; Brain development; Adolescence; Gray matter; White matter; Brain connections; Risk taking; Substance use effects; Alcohol; Marijuana(2010)