| Literature DB >> 24480533 |
Alexandra O Cohen1, B J Casey2.
Abstract
The past decade has been marked by historic opinions regarding the culpability of juveniles by the US Supreme Court. In 2005, the death penalty was abolished, 5 years later, life without parole for crimes, other than homicide, was banned, and then just last year, mandatory life sentences for any crime was abolished. The court referenced developmental science in all these cases. In this article, we highlight new scientific findings and their relevance to law and policy.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24480533 DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2013.11.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Cogn Sci ISSN: 1364-6613 Impact factor: 20.229