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- Published online March 6, 2012.
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© 2012 American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
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- Peter Ash, MD
- Dr. Ash is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Director of the Psychiatry and Law Service, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. A version of this paper was presented as the Presidential Address at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Boston, MA, October 27, 2011. Work on this article was supported in part by a grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts. The opinions expressed here are those of the author and may not reflect the views of The Pew Charitable Trusts.
- Address correspondence to: Peter Ash, MD, Child Psychiatry, Suite 312-S, 1256 Briarcliff Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30306. E-mail: peter.ash{at}emory.edu.
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- Abstract
- Culpability
- Changing Views of Culpability
- Aggression in Adolescent Development
- Immaturity
- Environmental Circumstances
- Peer Group Norms
- Unfinished Character Development
- Mental Illness
- Engendered Resentment and Attitudes Toward Adolescence
- Synthesizing the Findings
- The Shift to Rehabilitation as a Purpose of Punishment
- Conclusions
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