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“Teen Brain” Non-Science Debunked: Mike Males, Feb 28, 2017; Recent scientific reviews have debunked neurological studies which found youth to be more crime prone, but statistical realities showing dramatic drops in youth crime were demolishing such claims for decades.
Sixteen Year-Olds Are Smart. Let Them Vote.: Mike Males and Anthony Bernier, Oct 18, 2016; CJCJ's Mike Males pens an op-ed for Washington Monthly calling on San Francisco voters to pass Proposition F and allow young people age 16 and older to vote in municple elections.
The Dark Side of “Brain Science”: Manufacturing Teenage Crime: Mike Males, Apr 5, 2016; Governor Brown should veto the “smoking age” bill. Like other useless “status offenses,” it will contribute to thousands more arrests and higher unemployment among young people.