Experts Link Teen Brains' Immaturity, Juvenile Crime 2. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “youths are more likely to show ‘a lack of maturity and an underdeveloped sense of responsibility’ than adults. ‘...These qualities often result in impetuous and ill considered actions and decisions.’” (Paragraph 5)
B. “It’s mostly likely to start around age 16, and people who haven’t committed a violent crime by age 19 only rarely start doing it later, he said.” (Paragraph 19)
C. “Giedd emphasized that scientists can’t yet scan an individual’s brain and draw conclusions about how mature he is, or his degree of responsibility for his
actions.” (Paragraph 31)
D. “That would be reserved for repeat violent offenders who’ve resisted
rehabilitation by the juvenile justice system, and who could endanger other
youth in the juvenile system if they returned.” (Paragraph 37)