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Expert: Teen brain key to understanding criminal behavior

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  • Latest research shows brain continues to develop to age 25 and beyond
  • Teen brains lack impulse control, sophisticated reasoning capability
  • Some advocates say teens should be judged differently in criminal justice system.
  • Supreme Court in 2005 outlawed death penalty for crimes committed before 18
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