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Research Network on Adolescent Development & Juvenile Justice

The Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice seeks to expand the base of knowledge about juvenile crime and delinquency; to disseminate that knowledge to professionals and the public; to improve decision making in the current system; and to prepare the way for the next generation of reform in juvenile justice policy and practice. Read more

About this Research Network

This network has received funding from 1997 to the present.

Network Chair

Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D.
Director
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Network Website

http://www.adjj.org/

For additional information, contact Marnia Davis.

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June 11, 2008 - Video
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Joseph Cocozza on Juvenile Justice

Joseph Cocozza, The National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, on improving mental health services for youthful offenders. Watch Video
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February 3, 2011 - Publication

Teenagers, Friends and Bad Decisions

This post describes a recent study by MacArthur Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice director Laurence Steinberg that found teenage peer pressure has a distinct effect on brain signals involving risk and reward, which ... Read More