This publication explains why results from adolescent brain development studies in combination with other research that applies the foundation of this understanding to treatment and where interventions and practices with juvenile offenders achieve successful reductions of re-offending and improve positive youth development, it is apparent that the future of successful juvenile justice systems must be fundamentally driven by this research (p. 2).
Developmental Reform in Juvenile Justice: Translating the Science of Adolescent Development to Sustainable Best Practice (2017)
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