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Lael E.H. Chester is the Director of the Emerging Adult Project. The Emerging Adult Project at the Justice Lab leads action research projects focused on 18-25-year-olds involved in the justice system. Our mission is to inform and drive developmentally appropriate and effective justice responses that advance successful paths to adulthood. We also organize and support the Emerging Adult Justice Learning Community, a collaborative learning environment that brings together researchers from around the country, as well as practitioners, policymakers and advocates from 6 sites (MA, CT, IL, NYC, Washington D.C. and the Bay Area), meeting as a full group twice a year over a three-year period, to bridge research and practice in this new field.