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Jan 2010

When it comes to teenagers, what is ‘Cruel and Unusual’?

The concept of the “teenager” is relatively new in society. Historically, children were treated as adults as soon as they reached puberty. Only within the past century have governments created a special category for adolescents. Advances in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in recent decades have scientifically proven the need for this grouping. By pinpointing the [...]

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