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In the United States, supreme authority is given to the federal government

Research on adolescent decision making has generally showed that adolescents

The burden of proof for a court ordering civil commitment is:

The first juvenile court

Why is it important for defendants to be competent to stand trial?

After World War I, the use of social science in a court of law

Adolescent brains are in development until at least mid-20s. What core areas change the most during this period? 

To find a person competent to stand trial, a court must decide:

Which are the correct burdens of persuasion for civil and criminal trials?

The ultimate arbiter of the legal relationship between the states and the federal government is