The current study advances past research by studying the impact of juvenile justice decision
making with a geographically and ethnically diverse sample (N= 1,216) of adolescent boys …

Juvenile probation, which impacts the vast majority of justice-involved youth, would benefit
from incorporating developmentally informed practices. Under the rationale that rewards …

This study investigated the relationship between empathy and felony recidivism among
juvenile offenders, with a focus on sex differences. Utilizing a sample of 4,372 incarcerated …

Objective: Based on guiding principles such as parens patriae, juvenile probation officers
(JPOs) not only supervise youth, but in certain jurisdictions they also decide how control …

The majority of justice‐involved youth are placed on probation; however, many of those
same youth struggle to comply with probation requirements and are subsequently confined …

Participation, or more specifically civic engagement, is central to democracy, yet both
historically and today the United States has excluded certain groups and denied them their …

Child justice systems are specialized jurisdictions set up for the purpose of providing justice
related services to children. In an effort to resolve many of the systemic injustices …

Studies on the experience of reentry following confinement in a correctional facility for youth
offenders is limited, and often quantitative. Using qualitative data gathered through …

This dissertation focused on the critical issues of the juvenile justice system as it relates to
the reintegration of juvenile sex offenders (JSOs) back into their communities. The findings …

Probation is the most common disposition for justice-involved youth. Traditional approaches
to probation expect perfect compliance with probation conditions and utilize surveillance …