Transitioning to adulthood in the legal system: the creation of young adult courts

Transition-age youth, or those between the ages of 18 and 25, represent a unique population that warrants differential treatment in the legal system due to rapid psychosocial changes. This chapter addresses the developmental science that underlies distinctions inherent to this age group and explains...

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Main Author: Gillespie, Marie L. (Author)
Contributors: Riano, Nicholas S. ; Cauffman, Elizabeth
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: The Oxford handbook of developmental psychology and the law
Year: 2024, Pages: 423-447
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Keywords:
transition-age youth
young adult court
diversion program
developmental neuroscience
translational science
Decision Making
felony convictions