Sackler Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
Sackler Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
Trends Cogn Sci. 2014 Feb;18(2):63-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2013.11.002.
The past decade has been marked by historic opinions regarding the culpability of juveniles by the US Supreme Court. In 2005, the death penalty was abolished, 5 years later, life without parole for crimes, other than homicide, was banned, and then just last year, mandatory life sentences for any crime was abolished. The court referenced developmental science in all these cases. In this article, we highlight new scientific findings and their relevance to law and policy.
在过去的十年中，美国最高法院就青少年的罪责问题发表了具有历史意义的意见。2005 年，死刑被废除；5 年后，非杀人罪的终身不得假释被禁止；去年，任何犯罪的强制性无期徒刑也被废除。法院在所有这些案件中都参考了发展科学。在本文中，我们强调了新的科学发现及其与法律和政策的相关性。
