Ph.D. Candidate in Neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles
I am a neuroscience doctoral candidate at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. My research focuses on the impact of adversity exposure on structural neurodevelopment and pubertal maturation. I intend to utilize neuroscientific findings to inform law and public policy on developmentally appropriate rehabilitation for juvenile offenders. I hold a BS in Psychology with a minor in Early Childhood Education from the University of Central Florida and an MPH from the University of Queensland, Australia. I also teach creative writing for youth detained in LA County's juvenile justice system.
Should children as young as 12 be sent to juvenile detention?
Jan 04, 2019 16:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Children under 12 will no longer be treated as criminals in the state of California when they break the law, based on a new law that went into effect on Jan. 1. Before the law was passed, California had no minimum age...
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