WASHINGTON — Legal responses to juvenile offending should be grounded in scientific knowledge about adolescent development and tailored to an individual offender's needs and social environment, says a ...

Tribune's coverage of the resentencing ruling in the Charles "Andy" Williams case presents a balanced and comprehensive ...

Kids who circle in and out of juvenile hall are mostly termed "at risk." They are at risk of not finishing school, falling into a life of drug addiction or crime and winding up behind bars as adults.

The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday added a slew of far-reaching policy proposals to its version of a multibillion-dollar economic development bill, using a late-night session to adopt measures that ...

Use of antibiotics is associated with an increased risk of children developing juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to new research. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) includes several types of ...

Early-life exposure to household tobacco smoking was associated with the development of juvenile- and adult-onset SARDs.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Legal responses to juvenile offending should be grounded in scientific knowledge. Legal responses to juvenile offending should be grounded in scientific knowledge about adolescent development and ...