Lael Chester

As the criminal justice system begins to take into account the research into emerging adults, the field is slowly adjusting to how it treats them.

The field of emerging adult justice is new in the U.S. but the research that informs this field is well-established, write the authors.

The legal system must be guided by data and facts. Too often, our justice policy decisions are driven by a gut instinct to punish, writes Lael E.H. Chester.