Ask any teen what his or her favorite accessory is, and the answer will be the cell phone. Today's cell phones are equipped with the ability to do multiple tasks. Among the capabilities are digital camera and digital video features. Mixed these features with texting, and the potential for criminal activity may increase.

The Teenager's Brain

David Walsh, Ph.D is a renowned psychologist whose specialty is adolescent brain development. Walsh’s book, Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen [Free Press, 2005] provides readers with the reasoning for teen decision making. He contends that teen prefrontal cortex has not finished developing. "The circuits that are under construction during the teen years have to do with impulse control, management of aggression, emotional regulation, self regulation – a lot of 'executive functions' of the brain,” (CBS, 2009). Because teen brains are still developing, teens tend to act impulsively, without regard to future consequences.