2024
Shrinking the footprint of the criminal legal system through policies informed by psychology and neuroscience
Baskin-Sommers A, Williams A, Benson-Williams C, Ruiz S, Ricard J, Camacho J. Shrinking the footprint of the criminal legal system through policies informed by psychology and neuroscience. Communications Psychology 2024, 2: 38. PMID: 39242804, PMCID: PMC11332213, DOI: 10.1038/s44271-024-00090-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Healthy Development as a Human Right: Insights from Developmental Neuroscience for Youth Justice
Casey B, Taylor-Thompson K, Rubien-Thomas E, Robbins M, Baskin-Sommers A. Healthy Development as a Human Right: Insights from Developmental Neuroscience for Youth Justice. Annual Review Of Law And Social Science 2020, 16: 203-222. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-101317-031101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJustice systemSpecial protectionDevelopmental scienceAdult criminal justice systemCriminal justice systemHealthy developmentTreatment of youthMembers of societyFundamental rightsLegal questionsHuman rightsYouth justiceNeurobiological developmentSocial skillsDevelopmental neuroscienceRightsAdult capacityOnly protectionProtectionYouthEmpirical findingsScientific knowledgeCurrent policyUnited StatesYoung people