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Articles and Papers

bulletLess Guilty By Reason of Adolescence: A Developmental Perspective on Adolescence and the Law, by Laurence Steinberg, Temple University.
http://www.mac-adoldev-juvjustice.org/srcd%20master%20lecture.pdf

bulletTeenage Brain: A work in progress A brief overview of research into brain development during adolescence. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/teenbrain.cfm

bulletFrom abuse to Violence: Psychophysiological Consequences of Maltreatment, by Dorothy Lewis M.D. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/little/readings/lewis.html

bulletResearch by Dr Teicher et al. regarding changes found to occur in the brain as a result of child abuse and maltreatment. http://www.mcleanhospital.org/PublicAffairs/20001214_child_abuse.htm

bulletINCUBATED IN TERROR: Neurodevelopmental Factors in the 'Cycle of Violence' by Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D. http://www.childtrauma.org/CTAMATERIALS/incubated.asp

bullet Memories of Fear - How the Brain Stores and Retrieves Physiologic States, Feelings, Behaviors and Thoughts from Traumatic Events by Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D.http://www.childtrauma.org/ctamaterials/memories.asp

bullet Bonding and Attachment in Maltreated Children - How Abuse and Neglect in Childhood Impact Social and Emotional Development by Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D., Duane Runyan, Ph.D. and Carrie Sturges. http://www.childtrauma.org/ctamaterials/bonding.asp

bulletChildhood Trauma, the Neurobiology of Adaptation and Use-dependent Development of the Brain: How States become Traits. by Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D. et. al. http://www.childtrauma.org/ctamaterials/states_traits.asp

bulletThe Lost Boys - Dr. Garbarino discusses the reasons for child violence in boys and teens, tracing factors from birth to adolescence. http://www.psychpage.com/family/library/garbarino.html

bulletTraumatic Incident Reduction http://www.healing-arts.org/tir/index.htm

bulletTeen Brains on Trial http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040508/bob9.asp

Law Enforcement

bulletCode of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials, Adopted by General Assembly resolution 34/169 of 17 December 1979

bulletBasic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, 27 August to 7 September 1990, U.N. Doc. A/CONF.144/28/Rev.1 at 112 (1990).

Treatment of Prisoners

bulletBasic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners, G.A. res. 45/111, annex, 45 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49A) at 200, U.N. Doc. A/45/49 (1990).

bulletBody of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment, G.A. res. 43/173, annex, 43 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 298, U.N. Doc. A/43/49 (1988).

bulletStandard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners Adopted by the First United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, held at Geneva in 1955, and approved by the Economic and Social Council by its resolution 663 C (XXIV) of 31 July 1957 and 2076 (LXII) of 13 May 1977.