Colorism is a social construct privileging lighter-skinned people of color with proximity to
European features over their darker-skinned counterparts. Despite the significant role in the …

Judges often use parental presence to support the validity of youth Miranda waivers, despite
a lack of supporting research. Research on factors that influence parents' behavior during …

Academic fraud is a perennial problem, and the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated it with
most universities moving to online learning. We conducted a survey with 259 students from …

Research Summary This study uses an interrupted time‐series design to analyze the
impacts of legislatively supported restorative justice pilot projects in Colorado on overall …

Purpose To examine the relationship between youth incarceration in adult correctional
facilities and mental health in early adulthood. Methods We analyzed nationally …

America's juvenile justice system was founded on the notion that the juvenile court would
serve as the “ultimate parent” for youth. Yet, the history of youth punishment challenges the …

Racial and ethnic disparities permeate juvenile justice processing. Research attempting to
explain these disparities has superficially considered the role of family measures in the …

ABSTRACT A small but growing body of research has explored how juveniles transferred to
the criminal court are sentenced relative to adult defendants, but the findings from this …

Introduction Both Black juveniles and low-socioeconomic status (SES) juveniles are
disproportionately represented in the US legal system. Yet minimal experimental work has …

Psychologists, criminologists, lawyers, and other professionals have made and continue to
make important contributions to the structure and functioning of the juvenile justice system in …