How to Better Serve Young Adult Offenders
Briefly

The alarming statistic that 81 percent of justice-involved young adults are rearrested within five years of release calls for psychological and rehabilitative approaches tailored to their developmental needs.
Neurobiological studies indicate that the cognitive control system of young adults develops more slowly than their socioemotional system, leading to impulsive decisions that can complicate rehabilitation efforts.
Read at Psychology Today
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