{"id":100,"date":"2009-12-31T04:50:43","date_gmt":"2009-12-31T08:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesteptoegroup.com\/?p=100"},"modified":"2012-11-28T07:21:33","modified_gmt":"2012-11-28T07:21:33","slug":"adolescent-brain-development-and-juvenile-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thesteptoegroup.com\/?p=100","title":{"rendered":"Adolescent Brain Development and Juvenile Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Adolescent Brain Development and Juvenile Justice \u2013 Fact Sheet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>47 percent of the soldiers in the Army are between the ages of 17-24 years. 67% of the Marines in the Marine Corps are between the ages of 17-24 years. This article states that recent magnetic brain imagery technology has shown the brain does not complete its frontal lobe development until the age of 25. The frontal lobe of the brain is responsible for executive function and higher lever thinking. The emotional stressors and traumas of war may have a more deleterious impact on the mental and behavioral health conditions of adolescent service members, and veterans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.act4jj.org\/media\/factsheets\/factsheet_12.pdf\"><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.act4jj.org\/media\/factsheets\/factsheet_12.pdf <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesteptoegroup.com%2F%3Fp%3D100&amp;linkname=Adolescent%20Brain%20Development%20and%20Juvenile%20Justice\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/twitter?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesteptoegroup.com%2F%3Fp%3D100&amp;linkname=Adolescent%20Brain%20Development%20and%20Juvenile%20Justice\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_google_plus\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/google_plus?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesteptoegroup.com%2F%3Fp%3D100&amp;linkname=Adolescent%20Brain%20Development%20and%20Juvenile%20Justice\" title=\"Google+\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nwpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adolescent Brain Development and Juvenile Justice \u2013 Fact Sheet 47 percent of the soldiers in the Army are between the ages of 17-24 years. 67% of the Marines in the Marine Corps are between the ages of 17-24 years. 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