Reference no: EM133403559
Read this brief (article), Less Guilty by Reason of Adolescence under Required Resources for this Module.
Paragraph 1: Summarize the main arguments presented.
Paragraph 2: Explain the brief's recommendations for how juveniles should be treated within the legal system.
Remember to respond to a classmate with fresh research and perhaps a superior example. New, this past year or so, approaches have shifted in adult justice reform. You can discuss this, too. So, check it out.
1. Allard, P., & Young, M. (2002). Prosecuting juveniles in adult court: Perspectives for policymakers and practitioners. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 6, 65-78.
2. Gardner, M., & Steinberg, L. (2005). Peer influence on risk-taking, risk preference, and risky decision-making in adolescence and adulthood: An experimental study. Developmental Psychology, 41, 625-635.
3. Nelson, E., Leibenluft, E., McClure, E., & Pine, D. (2005) The social re-orientation of adolescence: A neuroscience perspective on the process and its relation to psychopathology. Psychological Medicine, 35, 163-174.