This article critically examines the role and influence of neuroscientific knowledge in problematising youth-to-adult (Y2A) offender transitions. Drawing upon empirical data from a policy Delphi panel (n = 33) in Wales (UK), it is argued that a ‘neuro-deficits’ model based around ‘maturity’ has permeated the understandings of policy-makers and practitioners working with youth offenders. In internalising such neuroscientific knowledge, the policy environment has in turn become problematised for inadequately catering towards such developmental deficits. While this ‘neuroscientific turn’ in Y2A transitions may serve to further legitimate a set of managerialist and risk-oriented practices, it also provides opportunities for broader meaningful reform.

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没有连线？青年到成人 (Y2A) 过渡政策的神经科学转向

本文批判性地研究了神经科学知识在解决青年到成人 (Y2A) 罪犯转变问题中的作用和影响。根据来自威尔士（英国）的政策德尔福小组（n = 33）的经验数据，有人认为基于“成熟度”的“神经缺陷”模型已经渗透到与青少年罪犯合作的政策制定者和从业者的理解中. 在将此类神经科学知识内化时，政策环境反过来又因未能充分满足此类发展缺陷而出现问题。虽然 Y2A 转型中的这种“神经科学转向”可能有助于进一步使一系列管理主义和风险导向的实践合法化，但它也为更广泛的有意义的改革提供了机会。