Dr. Cavanagh's latest article, Can the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory predict recidivism for youth adjudicated of domestic assault and battery? is out now in the Journal of Criminal Justice . The YLS/CMI is a popular and extensively studied juvenile risk assessment tool. Although many studies support its ability to predict recidivism, a growing body of research suggests the YLS/CMI may be a poor indicator of criminogenic risk for girls and youth with family

Dr. Cavanagh's latest article, A Developmental Psychological Perspective on Youth Trust is out now in Discover Psychology. This review examines how adolescent developmental processes influence youth trust, as distinct from, and as an antecedent of, adult trust. Due to normative processes of brain maturation, youth process social information differently than adults. The behaviors and attitudes established during adolescence have lasting impacts on adulthood, such that underst

Dr. Cavanagh's latest article, The Effect of Sexual Victimization on Juvenile Probation Officers’ Perceptions of Justice-Involved Girls’ Personality , is out now in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence . This study looks at whether girls in the juvenile justice system who have experienced sexual victimization are judged differently by probation officers, especially depending on whether the officer is male or female. Overall, girls who reported sexual victimization were not  

Dr. Cavanagh wrote an op-ed about a new law in Detroit aimed to curb youth violence. But might it have unintended negative consequences? And what approaches might be more effective? Learn more here: https://theconversation.com/detroit-parents-face-fines-if-their-children-break-curfew-research-shows-the-policy-could-do-more-harm-than-good-264175

Dr. Cavanagh's latest article, Comparing Justice-Involved and Community Adolescents’ Emotional Well-Being and Feelings of Social...

Dr. Cavanagh's latest a rticle, Assessing the Efficacy of a Family-Based Juvenile Court Intervention , is out now in Journal of...