innocence. House (2013) contends that scientifically, children differ from their adult counterparts in significant ways. One way that a child differs of an adult is in brain development. Rebecca House (2013) notes that research has found that the last portion of the brain to develop is the prefrontal cortex. It is responsible for human rationality and impulsivity. Because is area isn’t developed until late adolescence, adolescents generally engage in reward seeking behavior as well as riskier behaviors than adults. Youth are less likely access the future consequences of their actions. Another way that children differ from adults is in cognitive development. House (2014) proposes that researchers have found that psychosocial development has
