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Jul 30, 2004

Crime, Culpability and the Adolescent Brain

By Mary Beckmanwww​.sci​encemag​.orgCrime, Culpability and the Adolescent BrainThis fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will con­sid­er whether cap­i­tal crimes by teenagers under 18 should get the death sen­tence; the case for lenien­cy is based in part on brain studies.When he was 17 years old, Christopher Simmons per­suad­ed a younger friend to help him rob a woman, tie her up with elec­tri­cal cable and duct tape, and throw her over a bridge. He was…

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