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Showing 1 verified claim · adolescent self-regulation / impulse control
adolescent self-regulation / impulse control
Adolescents have a diminished capacity for self-regulation and impulse control relative to adults; the neural systems supporting cognitive control and behavioral inhibition mature gradually across adolescence and do not reach adult levels until the late teens to early twenties.
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childhood adversity / developmental criminology
childhood adversity / developmental criminology
criminal defense / FASD & criminal culpability
criminal defense / FASD & criminal culpability
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criminal defense / juvenile transfer & recidivism
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developmental factors in interrogation
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false confessions / interrogation reliability
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juvenile forensic assessment
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juvenile justice / child welfare -- crossover (dual-status) youth
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juvenile justice / equal treatment
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juvenile offending / recidivism
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juvenile rehabilitation / intervention effectiveness