Juvenile confinement exacerbates adversity burden: A neurobiological impetus for decarceration

Every year, about 700,000 youth arrests occur in the United States, creating significant neurodevelopmental strain; this is especially concerning as most of these youth have early life adversity exposures that may alter brain development. Males, Black, and Latinx youth, and individuals from low soci...

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Main Authors: Natalia Orendain, Adriana Galván, Emma Smith, Elizabeth S. Barnert, Paul J. Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2022.1004335/full