ENG 123 Notes on teens murderers

ENG 123 Notes on teens murderers

Remarks on the article about teenage murders. Page 748- Does brain science demonstrate that

young people are less responsible for their crimes? The human brain develops further till the age

of 25. Cognitive?? "The majority of 16-year-olds have the cognitive potential of adults, but they

lack the impulse control, the ability to make wise decisions, the experience to grasp the effects of

their actions, and they are more susceptible to peer pressure than adults are.The opposing view

is... The majority of system users, according to forensic scientist Erickson, are impulsive

risk-takers who lack foresight. If these characteristics are what reduce minors' moral culpability,

as the Supreme Court claimed, then who else in the criminal justice system is morally culpable?

(749, para 13) Teenagers can still alter their conduct. "Our young people will thrive if we expose