The criminal justice system should take into account the developmental maturity of young adults with the creation of specialist courts, a thinktank has said. The standard adult court process produces ...

We have known for over a decade that the brain matures at 25 (on average), not 18. But the court system for the most part acts as if an 18 year old is as mature as a 50-year-old. Under 18-year-old ...