I think not many people know it takes the brain that long to mature. This has a lot of implications for legal punishments. Do you think sentences should be a lot shorter/more rehabilitation focused for people committing serious crimes in their late teens or early 20s?
I think that more solid scientific studies need to be done.
Also, we as beings are strongly influenced by our social environment, so our biological should not be taken more seriously than the social ones.
For sure someone’s social environment and personal choices are also huge factors when someone commits a crime. Still, the law does give lower sentences for minors, so maybe someone could still be considered a minor until the age of say, 21. Like you said I guess more research needs to be done.
Yes, that is true. But I am not very sure if the reason behind it is social rather than biological. Interesting topic. I will do some research about it and maybe create an article here.