Study: Immaturity May Spark Teen Crime

(AP) -- The teenage brain, Laurence Steinberg says, is like a car with a good accelerator but a weak brake. With powerful impulses under poor control, the likely result is a crash. And, perhaps, a crime.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news115824831.html">Study: Immaturity May Spark Teen Crime</a></p> <p>(AP) -- The teenage brain, Laurence Steinberg says, is like a car with a good accelerator but a weak brake. With powerful impulses under poor control, the likely result is a crash. And, perhaps, a crime. </p>