Young offenders are not necessarily deterred from crime after they turn 18 even when they know they could be slapped with a much longer prison sentence, cautions a study from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Young offenders are not necessarily deterred from crime after they turn 18 even when they know they could be slapped with a much longer prison sentence, cautions a study from the University of California, Berkeley. "Our results suggest that offenders are highly impatient and impulsive people. It is hard to deter individuals with these...