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Life Sciences
Study results from University of New Hampshire broaden understanding of life sciences in adolescents
March 29th, 2008
Fresh data on life sciences are presented in the report 'Addressing gaps in the maturity of judgment literature: age differences and delinquency.' According to a study from the United States, "Over the past decade, a majority of states have legislated to expand their capacity to try adolescents as adults [Griffin (2003). Trying and sentencing juveniles as adults: An analysis of state transfer and blended sentencing laws." "Pittsburgh, PA: National Center for Juvenile Justice]. In response, researchers have investigated factors that may affect adolescent culpability [Steinberg and Scott (Am Psychol 58(12):1009-1018, 2003)]. Research on immature judgment posits that...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-03-29)
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