Dr. Robert Kinscherff Authors Boston Globe Letter to the Editor on Raising the Age for Juvenile Offenders

Dr. Robert Kinscherff, a professor in the clinical psychology department at William James College, authored a letter to the editor in the July 19, 2024 edition of The Boston Globe supporting Adrian Walker's column on raising the age for juvenile offenders. He notes that research from the Center for Law, Brain and Behavior at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he is executive director, shows that young adult brains are similar to those of adolescents, especially in emotionally charged situations.

In the letter, Kinscherff advocates for continued legislative alignment with scientific findings in criminal justice policy.

A link to the letter can be found here. 

Professor Robert Kinscherff teaches in the Forensic Psychology concentration within the PsyD in Clinical Psychology program. 

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