Juvenile Justice - Period 1 by John Yeomans

Juvenile Sentencing- Mailee Blanchard

2023-10-23 16:19:46 UTC

The article I read was called , “Why Judges Need to Understand the “Developing Brain” for Juvenile Sentencing”. I learned that the developing brain theory suggests that juveniles are less responsible for criminal acts due to their developing brains and has been used in the Miller v. Alabama case, where the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that sentencing juveniles to life sentences without parole was unconstitutional. However, research indicates that the impact of developing brain theory is spreading from serious crimes to less severe offenses. Findings also show that girls mature earlier than boys, suggesting girls should/could be held more responsible for their actions. The immaturity gap between adults and juveniles is the largest around age 16 or 17, making juveniles more likely to make risky decisions. Peer involvement can also influence sentencing decisions. Environmental enrichment programs can help reduce the likelihood of future offenses by exposing juveniles to positive environments. This relates heavily to “Beautiful Brains” as it talks about how teen brains are still under development. It's difficult to hold teens up to adult standards, when their brains do not work the same as adults. The article condemns sentencing on a serious offense, but it's not an excuse for all actions of teens.

Adolescent's Brain: Leila Sanchez

2023-10-23 16:29:24 UTC

The article I read is called, "Understanding the Adolescent Brain and Legal Culpability", by Morgan Tyler. While many teen's minds are young they can also be characterized as "dumb". For instance, Xavier McElrath-Bey was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a gang murder he was involved with at the age of 13. He was young and was not fully capable of understanding the severity of the situation. As most kids would probably turn to bad ways while being influenced in prison, that was not the case for Xavier. He changed the stereotype and gained a college degree. He now works to campaign for Fair Sentencing of Youth, in hopes that young teens like him would not live the same way he did. While what Xavier did was wrong, we must also understand how the brains of adolescents work. Many teens are delayed and do not reflect, they do not take all options into account, or have the social intelligence to understand all the possible consequences. Which leaves room for bad decisions that can end in death or murder.

Beautiful Brains - Gustavo Soares

2023-10-23 16:34:52 UTC

The main question of the article I read was " Why do teenagers act the way they do?" then it asked me to summarize the first half.
The first question we were asked about the article is why? Why do we as people have a need or the feeling to do what we do, are emotions the true reason for the way we as humans come to a conclusion. The article was written about this kid that got caught speeding on the highway, and his mom first question was why, why was he speeding, was he feeling sad or any signs of depression , and his response was "no", he then gave her a logical reason, as in he was in control, no one was on the road, it was broad daylight so e could see for miles ahead, and that he wasn't jerking around. Bringing us back to the question of why do we as people think and act the way we do, are emotions and our own self reliance our true enemies.

Beautiful Brains by David Dobbs- Drew Mits

1653541 — 2023-10-23 16:40:22 UTC

According to the most recent study on teenage brains, impulsivity and poor decision-making are likely results of the maturing teenage brain. This study backs up the idea that age-appropriate interventions and rehabilitation should take precedence over punitive measures when dealing with juvenile offenders who commit major offenses inside the criminal justice system.

Adolescent Brains - Annabella Valenzuela

1457387 — 2023-10-23 16:41:41 UTC

The article I read was called "Juvenile Justice and the Adolescent Brain." It focused a lot on the development of teenagers' brains, and how it leads them to make "stupid" and reckless decisions. To punish a teenager, who is still developing, with life with no parole for a decision they likely do not fully understand the severity of, should be considered unconstitutional. After all, the 8th amendment states that a punishment cannot be too cruel or unusual. They also touch upon the fact that the adolescent brain leads to more willingness to take risks. Everyone knows someone who takes risks like reckless driving, smoking, and other dangerous activities. Who says that teenagers' love for thrill and risk would not lead them to commit a crime? Although crime is still terrible, to punish a still developing adolescent for the rest of their lives is rather cruel.

Beautiful Brains

1754464 — 2023-10-23 16:44:44 UTC

The article I read was "Beautiful Brains" by David Dobbs. I learned that teens brains are still developing so they give into impulse more than adults do. Teens look for thrill and it helps them make connections and be happy. A better idea instead of being put into criminal justice system and put them into a rehabilitation center so they can develop their brains with nicer examples than a jail would give them.

The Brain of A Teenager - Alexis Brown

2023-10-23 16:45:20 UTC

Upon reading the article, "The Teen Brain: 7 Things to Know," by the National Institute of Mental Health, there were many connections to "Beautiful Brains." The article I read focused on how the period of adolescence is the most important for the brain's development. Not only that, but brain development is determined on the social lives. Which also can tie into the fact that teens will respond differently to stress. Additionally, mental illness often starts to become present during the duration of adolescence, despite the idea that the teen brain is very resilient. Much of this relates to "Beautiful Brains" as it goes more in depth about how the teen brain works. Both articles talk about how social lives can lead to the teens falling into pressure to gain rewards for their peers. This often leads them down to life-risking paths. Another thing that peaked my attention, was the idea that most mental illness begins to show its signs in adolescence. I feel as though this connects to "Beautiful Brains" as due to the fact that their social lives are a teen's lifeline, it can lead to a teens decline in their mental health. It can cause them to be down on themselves and become very insecure. Their peers influence on the teen's own life may even cause them to believe things about their lives that are not true.

Beautiful Brains by David Dobbs-Luke Costlow

1649044 — 2023-10-23 16:47:41 UTC

The article I read was "Beautiful Brains" by David Dobbs. What I learned was research on teenage brains had already provided valuable insights into how juveniles who commit serious crimes should be dealt with in the criminal justice system. It's important to note that the field of neuroscience and psychology has continued to advance, and there may be new developments since that time. However Teens should still be punished for there mistakes even if there brain isn't fully developed.

Beautiful Brains - Margely Olivera

2023-10-23 16:48:12 UTC

The article " Beautiful Brains" by David Dobbs started with the question why teens do the things they do. He questions why teens do things and are not much though processed. Later in the article it shows how the teen brain really works and why they act the way they do. Having more of a control area and growing is part of the teens developing which is why they do the things they do. Having these ideas teens go through sensation seeking that are basically hunting the attention or thrill.

Beautiful Brain

1651907 — 2023-10-23 16:49:37 UTC

The article "Beautiful Brain" by David Dobbs dives into the brain of teens. He talks about the risk vs reward factor. Teenagers are more likely to take chances and risks than adults for many reasons. One such reason is their environment. Teens hangout with other teens who encourage the risks. A kids culture also has an affect. If they are raised around other kids than adults then they will do more risky things. This is why so many teens are locked up in juvenile detention centers. Drugs and alcohol slow the brain down and cause teens to process information slower, which means they are more likely to do dumb things.

Beautiful Brains by David Dobbs - Jaedon Hose-Shea

2023-10-23 16:51:25 UTC

The article "Beautiful Brains" by David Dobbs talks about the developing brains of teenagers. The immature brain is a reason why they should be held less responsible for criminal acts. Since their brains aren't mature yet the tend to take more risks and don't fully understand the consequence of what they are doing. Especially when they are under the age of 16. Teenagers that commit crimes should not be sentenced like adults. For example, if a 13 and a 17 year old murder someone, I don't believe they should be given the same sentence. The 13 year old should be sent to Juvenile Detention or a Rehabilitation Center due to the fact that they are easier to influence and are more adaptive to change. They can change to be better rather than sending them to prison where they are most likely to be raped.

Judges Understanding Developing Brains - Helena Solomonian

165003_ — 2023-10-23 16:51:37 UTC

The question is How? How is it that their brains aren´t fundamentally developed but able to commit crimes at the same level as a high functioning adult? While they can use the fact that their brains are not fully developed, how can they excuse that they did it? Some kids and teens manage to get a life sentence without parole. What could be going on in these kids heads? I feel it is not enough to say they are not fully aware or developed. How do you tell the victims families that? How can the victim get the justice they deserve, when all the perpetrator is a slap on the wrist because they're too young? While they might be too young, their crimes were too big for it to go unnoticed.

Beautiful Brains - Yarisbeth Antunez

1474991 — 2023-10-23 16:52:35 UTC

In the Article I read describing the brain development of teenagers and how changes could impact them. It focused a lot of the topic of "risks" and how these risks could partially impact teenagers to take either bigger risks that they know they can not get in trouble for therefore gives them more impulse than majoirty of the adults. When teenagers are around friends or teenagers their age they tend to want to do idiotc actions that could potentially lead to commiting a crime. Sometimes, this could potentially be a good thing because they are socializing with people their age.

Sebastian Avalos-crimetraveller.org

2023-10-23 16:53:14 UTC

The article I read about the teenage brain linked to violent and serious crimes has many things in common and contributes to the "Beautiful Brains" article we read and annotated today in class. The article is titled "Teenage brain development and Criminal Behavior". This article summarized how the teenage brains frontal lobe and frontal cortex are not fully developed yet. They still have grey areas which need to mature in order for them to think fully of their actions and make rational decisions. The article as well stated that this is very important for the fact that the frontal lobe and cortex are most associated with our emotions, impulses, and decision making skills. This is important because these are the areas that are most often associated with criminal behavior. This means that they are not yet fully aware of the consequences of their outcome.

Beautiful Brains: Christian Perez

2023-10-23 16:53:48 UTC

In the article "Beautiful Brains" it focused mainly on trying to figure out why teens act and do the things they do. Researchers found out that the teen brain take a lot more time then we thought to develop. Researchers started to do experiments between the adult and teen brain trying to see the difference between the two and see why it takes a lot more time for teens brains to develop and to see why they do the things they do. I believe that teens should be charged as adults charges because teens can still commit several crimes that an adult could be seriously charged for but not get charged as an adult will despite the fact that teens are underage they still have full consciousness and are fully aware of the things there doing and therefore should still be charged the same an an adult

Adolescent brain - Genesis Arroyo

2023-10-23 19:03:34 UTC

I read section 1.2 on adolescent brain development from the coalition of juvenile justice. they have stated "The U.S. Supreme Court has acknowledged the differences in youth brain development and culpability in several recent decisions that strike down extreme sentencing for court-involved youth." telling us the importance the developmental part of the teen will affect the sentencing. it is a very delicate situation. when you think of "beautiful Brains" it helps you think of the process of teen development. how our frontal lobe isn't developed till 25 but that doesn't mean we don't think like adults. our brains adapt and have the ability to be quickly developed. since the teen brain is so flexible and its maturity is fluid it is hard to define the maturity level of the defendant.

Beautiful Brains-Heidi Nunez

1484513 — 2023-10-24 04:10:29 UTC

Through the article "Beautiful Brains" by David Dobbs discusses that the reason behind the ability of teens to learn quick, is due to dopamine(neurotransmitter). The article further discusses the importance it is for teens to have friends their own age. This is very important to teens because it helps them feel a sense of belonging. When something goes wrong, or for example, if a teen feels left out of a party, they may feel like it's the end of the world to them even though it seems like a minor thing. The article then goes on to make a universal connection. Teens all over the world seem to prefer novelty, excitement, and peers. Something else that is interesting, and that was discussed is that culture does not create adolescence, but the genes and developmental processes that have been selected over thousands of generations.

brains - Isaac Ceron

2023-10-24 16:03:52 UTC

The brain of a juvenile is like a sponge on how it absorbs information, for they pick up on the most subtle details. For example, if a child grew up into a life of crime like just steal what u want and just don't get caught, what is that going to teach a child. For a child to be thought that you can have anything you want without working for it will just grow from stealing snacks and liquor to something more serious."together experts on the adolescent brain and criminal justice to respond to key scientific, ethical and legal issues at their intersections. CLBB Faculty" The ethnic background of the child and where they grew up also plays a role on how they will react and perceive curtain situations.

The Teen Brain - Teegan Dunham

2023-10-26 04:02:33 UTC

This is my takeaway from Stanford's article of understanding a teens brain. Teens brains are still developing, the rational prefrontal cortex isn't fully mature until the mid-20s, while the emotional processor(amygdala) is more active. This leads to impulsivity and poor judgment. As a parent, discuss consequences to help strengthen connections between emotions and facts. Validate your teen's resilience while showing interest in their activities to support their development. Let teens guide conversations, providing emotional support rather than unsolicited advice. Have realistic expectations, as teens rely more on feeling than rational thinking. Understanding the science behind brain development allows parents to better guide teens through this stage, watching for signs of depression lasting 2+ weeks that may warrant professional help. With patience and support, teens can learn to make better decisions as their brains continue to mature into their mid-20s.