Colorful scans have raised awareness that the brains of adolescents are different than those of adults, making youth less able to reason, plan, and judge. True justice for juveniles should not only fit their crimes but their minds.

GUILDERLAND — The four Guilderland High School juniors arrested for cyberbullying, a misdemeanor under a 2010 Albany County law, sat in a packed Guilderland courtroom last Thursday night.

Their cases were heard first by Judge Denise Randall, in her chambers, behind a closed door.