Walk, Listen and Learn with Julie Biehl and me, as we discuss “juvenile justice”: how an adolescent’s brain develops, the impact of the justice system on youth, and recent reforms announced by the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice. Episode Notes: Adolescent brain development has been critical to juvenile justice reform. The prefrontal cortex doesn’t fully develop until the age of 24. Scientists have helped us understand that an adolescent is categorically less culpable than an adult and have greater potential for rehabilitation. Illinois recently announced the 21st Century Transformation Model which will “transition youth to small, regional residential centers, invest significantly in community wraparound support and intervention services, and increase financial support for victim services in communities that are disproportionately impacted by violence.” Join me and Julie Biehl, Director of the Children and Family Justice Center at Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law, as we discuss the challenges justice-involved youth face and the need for community investment. Director Biehl’s work focuses on the representation of young people who are involved in the justice system and policy reforms in the areas of juvenile sentencing, overincarceration, and re-entry.