Raging Hormones: Why Age-Based Etiological Conceptualizations of the Development of Antisocial Behavior Are Insufficient
Developmental science, particularly developmental neuroscience, has substantially influenced the modern legal system. However, this science has typically failed to consider the role of puberty and pubertal hormones on development when considering antisocial behavior. This review describes major theo...
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| description | Developmental science, particularly developmental neuroscience, has substantially influenced the modern legal system. However, this science has typically failed to consider the role of puberty and pubertal hormones on development when considering antisocial behavior. This review describes major theoretical positions on the developmental neuroscience of antisocial behavior and highlights where basic developmental neuroscience suggests that the role of puberty and pubertal hormones should be considered. The implications of the current state of the science with respect to developmental neuroscience is considered, particularly what is known in light of development beyond puberty. This review shows that development continues to an older age for many youth than the legal system typically acknowledges. The plasticity of the brain that this continued development implies has implications for the outcome of interventions in the legal system in ways that have not been explored. Future directions for both developmental scientists and legal professions are recommended. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f3e2950c58af4476a57f8fcca313ff192022-12-21T18:50:35ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience1662-51532022-04-011610.3389/fnbeh.2022.853697853697Raging Hormones: Why Age-Based Etiological Conceptualizations of the Development of Antisocial Behavior Are InsufficientStuart F. White0S. Mariely Estrada Gonzalez1Eibhlis M. Moriarty2Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE, United StatesDepartment of Psychology, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, United StatesBoys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE, United StatesDevelopmental science, particularly developmental neuroscience, has substantially influenced the modern legal system. However, this science has typically failed to consider the role of puberty and pubertal hormones on development when considering antisocial behavior. This review describes major theoretical positions on the developmental neuroscience of antisocial behavior and highlights where basic developmental neuroscience suggests that the role of puberty and pubertal hormones should be considered. The implications of the current state of the science with respect to developmental neuroscience is considered, particularly what is known in light of development beyond puberty. This review shows that development continues to an older age for many youth than the legal system typically acknowledges. The plasticity of the brain that this continued development implies has implications for the outcome of interventions in the legal system in ways that have not been explored. Future directions for both developmental scientists and legal professions are recommended.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.853697/fullantisocial behaviorpubertybrainneurosciencelaw |
| spellingShingle | Stuart F. White S. Mariely Estrada Gonzalez Eibhlis M. Moriarty Raging Hormones: Why Age-Based Etiological Conceptualizations of the Development of Antisocial Behavior Are Insufficient Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience antisocial behavior puberty brain neuroscience law |
| title | Raging Hormones: Why Age-Based Etiological Conceptualizations of the Development of Antisocial Behavior Are Insufficient |
| title_full | Raging Hormones: Why Age-Based Etiological Conceptualizations of the Development of Antisocial Behavior Are Insufficient |
| title_fullStr | Raging Hormones: Why Age-Based Etiological Conceptualizations of the Development of Antisocial Behavior Are Insufficient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Raging Hormones: Why Age-Based Etiological Conceptualizations of the Development of Antisocial Behavior Are Insufficient |
| title_short | Raging Hormones: Why Age-Based Etiological Conceptualizations of the Development of Antisocial Behavior Are Insufficient |
| title_sort | raging hormones why age based etiological conceptualizations of the development of antisocial behavior are insufficient |
| topic | antisocial behavior puberty brain neuroscience law |
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