News in Brief How Can We Prevent False Confessions From Kids and Teenagers? A new study shows that most cops use the same interrogation techniques on both adults and juveniles—and why that needs to change. Lauren Kirchner
Social Justice Weird and Terrible Kidnapping Hoaxes Perpetrators tell of wanting money, wanting to get lost, and wanting to be found. Lauren Kirchner
Economics How Well Do Teen Test Scores Predict Adult Income? The short answer is, pretty well. But that’s not really the point. Philip N. Cohen
Social Justice Reality Shows ’16 and Pregnant’ and ‘Teen Mom’ Teach Teen Viewers Nothing Though the programming is marketed as a public service, "heavy viewers" have terribly misguided ideas about teenage motherhood. Ryan Jacobs
Social Justice Should We Encourage Our Kids to Spend Their Teenage Years as Cyber Deviants? Research finds that hacking and online theft among teenagers is widespread, but mostly harmless. Lauren Kirchner
Social Justice What Is Cool? Lorde and the Trouble With Talented Teenagers A 16-year-old from New Zealand might've just released the best pop album of the year. For some people, and for some reason, that's a problem. Kevin Lincoln
Social Justice Teenage Pregnancy as Moral Panic New York's public health campaign could encourage moral outrage, hostility, and volatility toward young, predominantly impoverished girls of color. Sayantani DasGupta
Social Justice The Shocking Level of Dating Violence Among Teens and Adolescents Kids who bully other kids are much more likely to abuse their partners as teens. Lauren Kirchner