We argued that neuroscience and new information about brain chemistry help explain the impaired judgment that teens often display. When these basic deficits that burden all children are combined with the environments that some poor children experience—environments marked by abuse, violence, dysfunction, neglect, and the absence of loving caretakers—adolescence can leave kids vulnerable to the sort of extremely poor decision making that results in tragic violence.
Goes to the heart of what responsibility does th state have for the welfare of its children? Ie child welfare, foster care, etc. shouldn’t the failure of the state be a part of this discussion?
