Dr. Cavanagh's latest article, Lesson learned? Mothers’ legal knowledge and juvenile rearrests, was recently published in Law and Human Behavior. Mothers of justice system involved-children's legal knowledge did not improve over time, regardless of whether the child was re-arrested. Black/African American mothers displayed less knowledge of the juvenile justice system when their sons were rearrested multiple times. The results illustrate the importance of a family educational component to juvenile probation, especially as a vehicle to reduce disproportionate minority contact with the juvenile justice system.
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See AllCongratulations are in order for undergraduate research assistant Claire Chie, whose independent research project, "The Role of Protective Factors in Antisocial Behavior Among Court-Involved Youth," w
Congratulations are in order for undergraduate research assistant Zarria Bronner, whose independent research project, "The Association Between Mental Health Needs, Detention, and Recidivism Among Just
Dr. Cavanagh's latest article, How do Adolescents Develop Legal Cynicism? A Test of Legal Socialization Mechanisms Among Youth Involved in the Justice System, was recently published in Justice Quarter