Thiel College-Comment Project No. 5
The neuropsychology issue raised in juvenile death
penalty cases before the U.S. Supreme Court has jumped to non-death
penalty cases like juvenile life without parole. Do you think brain development
cases will further seep into juvenile criminal jurisprudence? Explain
your position in detail.
12 comments:
Student 4
I believe that it will slowly move to some of the more major crimes. Things like grand Larceny and grand theft auto or even arson. I don't think it will work its way into petty crimes.
Student #8
The neuropsychology issue will definitely begin to seep into other areas of juvenile criminal jurisprudence. As more information on brain development is becoming available, legal standings can begin to take into account the true timeline of full neurological development. While it began with the highly controversial topic of death penalty as related to juveniles, it has already begun to affect lesser crimes. As time moves forward and more cases are mitigated through the use of neuropsychology, criminal charges and punishments in terms of juveniles will begin to change to consider more rehabilitative sentences rather than punishment. The use of neurological psychology and brain development in cases can potentially be related to the evolving standards of decency in terms that individuals are becoming more tolerant due to the biological explanation of juvenile crime. Therefore, I believe that the use of neuropsychological research will be used in cases of lesser crimes moving forward.
Student No. 7,
I believe the neuropsychology issue will seep further into juvenile criminal jurisprudence. The controversy surrounding the death penalty for juveniles has always been a difficult topic. The brain development questions people whether children or teens have the capacity to know what they did or do is wrong. I think with more knowledge on brain development becoming more available it will become easier for courts to draw a better conclusion for juveniles. The point of developing certain capabilities and other skills to become a reasonable decision maker is different for all juveniles because of the background in which they grew up. I think neuropsychological research will help lesser crimes but I also believe that it will slowly move to more major crimes.
Student No. 10
The neuropsychology issue will seep further into juvenile criminal jurisprudence. Universally decreasing demand for the death penalty will also affect the law for juvenile. Not only juvenile will be excluded for the death penalty but also will be sentenced with less severe level of punishment in consideration of their age.
student 11
I guess the neuropsychology issue will affect juvenile criminal jurisprudence. Juvenile don’t have perfect neuropsychology’s capacity. Sometimes, they are unstable when they are embarrassed. So we need effort to more understand juvenile, and brain development help us understand juvenile.
Student 1
I think eventually it may become part of jurisprudence in the future especially since recently there has been numerous trials that have had a plea for insanity or mentally unstable. Brain development is becoming more and more apparent in everyday life and it wont be long before it seeps its way into the juvenile justice system.
Student No. 14
I believe that brain development cases will further seep into juvenile criminal jurisprudence. It will allow for the criminal justice system to consider a juveniles brain development in trial to either lower, or raise the sentencing time. As the study of brain development grows, the more difficult it is going to be to decide on a verdict for juveniles that committed heinous or extremely destructive acts.
Student #6
I believe that brain development cases will ruin juvenile jurisprudence. It will allow the justice system to overrule the trials decision by saying if they should make a decision on the brain of a juvenile depending on age. Deciding on what kind of sentencing juveniles can get is a very tough decision. One that will be forever disputed.
Student #12
I think that the neuropsychology issue will continue to increase juvenile criminal jurisprudence. It is always a hard topic to discuss about juveniles with the death penalty and this isn't helping. The brain development in each person isn't always the same and it leaves room for questions that is the child or teenager knowing what they are doing wrong or right. Once technology is developed to understand why one killed then it will make courts easier to figure out the why question.
Student #13
I truly believe that brain development cases will further seep into juvenile criminal jurisprudence. Neuropsychology is the study of the relationship between behavior, emotion, and cognition on the one hand, and brain function on the other. So with neuropsychology studies, it will help bring to light brain development which will become easier for courts to draw a better conclusion for juveniles court cases. Simply, by understanding the development of brains increases solving the crimes due to certain behaviors which it why it should be used in cases of lesser crimes moving forward.
Student #3
Yes I believe that neuropsychology will begin to seep further into juvenile cases. I think this is critical to maintaining the validity of a legal system; as science improves so too should legal opinions. These rulings will allow to further understand what causes certain individuals to act a certain way down to the chemical balance of their brain. I expect that upon further understanding of neuropsychology considerations will go beyond juvenile as this understanding of the brain will be helpful in all cases.
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