Roper V. Simmons Resource Page
Additional Resources
DPIC Resources
- DPIC General Juvenile Death Penalty Information Page
- Juveniles on Death Row (prior to March 1, 2005)
- Juveniles Executed in the U.S. (1976 – 2005)
- Age Requirements for the Death Penalty (prior to March 1, 2005)
Related Supreme Court Cases
- Thompson v Oklahoma (1988)
- Stanford v. Kentucky (1989)
- In Re Stanford (2002)
- Atkins v. Virginia (2002) (Intellectual Disability)
Other Non-DPIC Resources
- Missouri Supreme Court Decision in Simmons v. Roper, SC84454 (August 26, 2003)
- Time Magazine Article, “What Makes Teens Tick,” May 10, 2004
- Scripps Howard News Service Article, “New research shows stark differences in teen brains,” May 11, 2004
- Videos showing the development of the juvenile brain from age 4 to 21 (Supplemental to Dynamic Mapping of Human Cortical Development during Childhood through Early Adulthood, referenced in “What makes Teens Tick.”)
- Wall Street Journal Article, “Psychiatrists Question Death for Teen Killers,” May 26, 2004
- Science Magazine Article, “Crime, Culpability and the Adolescent Brain,” July 30, 2004
- Prof. Victor Streib’s final report on Juvenile Death Penalty, Oct. 7, 2005