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 Quarterly. Youth-mother dyads were interviewed following their son’s first arrest. Path modeling results suggest that youths’ legal cynicism derives from their own perceived treatment by police rather than from mothers’ legal cynicism. Additionally, youth who perceived the police to have treated them more fairly reported less legal cynicism and in turn reoffended less. Findings advance our understanding of the etiology of legal cynicism and can inform best practices for police interactions with youth.
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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, Implications of youths’ perceptions of police bias and the code of the street for violent offending, was recently published in Psychology of Violence. Youth who were arr