19.2 Neuroscientific and Psychological Evidence for Understanding Youthful Offending

Youth who commit serious crimes continue to be harshly prosecuted and sentenced in the United States based on legal arguments that cast them as incorrigible and permanent dangers to society. This presentation will clarify the current state of the science on brain development, showing robust changes into the twenties, and demonstrate that behavior and personality traits are dynamic and change over time.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research