title: Behavioral science and the juvenile death penalty.
abstract: Behavioral science data included in an amicus brief has been introduced into a recent Supreme Court decision (Thompson v. Oklahoma) involving the juvenile death penalty. However, a close examination of the data fails to provide support for either the pro- or antijuvenile death penalty position.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Leong
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eth
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D002203:Capital Punishment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States