Article: Silver, Ian A., DeMichele, Matthew, Bechtel, Kristin, and Lattimore, Pamela K. 2025. The Potential Effects of Combining Pretrial Supervision Conditions. Federal Probation 88(2): 76–86. https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/88_2_9.pdf 1. Background (PDF & Article) Pretrial release decisions influence court and community outcomes for numerous individuals each year. While pretrial release without conditions is possible, court officials frequently imposeContinue reading “Research Brief: The Potential Effects of Combining Pretrial Supervision Conditions”
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Research Brief: Traumatic brain injury and adverse psychological effects: Examining a potential pathway to aggressive offending
Article: Silver, Ian A., & Nedelec, Joseph L. (2020). “Traumatic brain injury and adverse psychological effects: Examining a potential pathway to aggressive offending.” Aggressive Behavior, 46(3), 254–265. https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.21886 1. Background (PDF & Article) A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is defined as an injury that occurs when an external physical force to the head, neck, orContinue reading “Research Brief: Traumatic brain injury and adverse psychological effects: Examining a potential pathway to aggressive offending”
Research Brief: Reducing school crime events and status offense complaints: Additional evidence for School Justice Partnerships
Article: Silver, Ian A., Bechtel, Kristin, and Dawes, Debbie. 2025. Reducing school crime events and status offense complaints: Additional evidence for School Justice Partnerships. Journal of Experimental Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-025-09680-x 1. Background (PDF & Article) Existing literature has largely illustrated that the overuse of exclusionary disciplinary actions in schools – e.g., suspension, expulsion, and referrals toContinue reading “Research Brief: Reducing school crime events and status offense complaints: Additional evidence for School Justice Partnerships”
Research Brief: Juvenile Incarceration in an Adult Facility and Violent Victimization During Adulthood
Article: Silver, Ian A., Cohen, Tova, and Newsome, Jamie. 2024. Juvenile Incarceration in an Adult Facility and Violent Victimization During Adulthood. Journal of Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12459 1. Background (PDF & Article) Youth incarceration in adult correctional facilities remains a common practice in the United States, but a diminishing number of youth experience this form of punishmentContinue reading “Research Brief: Juvenile Incarceration in an Adult Facility and Violent Victimization During Adulthood”
Research Brief: Exacerbating Inequality over the Life-Course: Examining Race Differences in the Reciprocal Effects between Incarceration and Income
Article: Silver, Ian A., D’Amato, Christopher, and Wooldredge, John. 2024. Exacerbating Inequality over the Life-Course: Examining Race Differences in the Reciprocal Effects between Incarceration and Income. Social Forces, 102(3), 839–860. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/soad113 1. Background (PDF and Article) Racial disparities in income and incarceration are deeply entrenched in American society. Black individuals are more likely to beContinue reading “Research Brief: Exacerbating Inequality over the Life-Course: Examining Race Differences in the Reciprocal Effects between Incarceration and Income”
Research Brief: Examining an Indirect Pathway from the Variety of Stressful Life Events to Violent Victimization through Acquired Psychological Symptoms
Article: Silver, Ian A. & Kelsay, James D. (2022). Examining an Indirect Pathway from the Variety of Stressful Life Events to Violent Victimization through Acquired Psychological Symptoms. Justice Quarterly, 39:5, 953-982 https://doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2021.1916062. 1. Background (PDF and Article) Research has continued to explore the predictors of violent victimization, in an effort to identify the mechanisms andContinue reading “Research Brief: Examining an Indirect Pathway from the Variety of Stressful Life Events to Violent Victimization through Acquired Psychological Symptoms”
Research Brief: The Effects of Youth Incarceration in Adult Institutions on Future Incarceration.
Article: Silver, Ian A., Vaidya, Prarthana, and Wooldredge, John. 2025. “The Effects of Youth Incarceration in Adult Institutions on Future Incarceration.” Journal of Criminal Justice, 98, 102426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102426. 1. Background (PDF and Article) Thousands of adolescents are sentenced to serve time in adult jails and prisons each year. While the number of youth incarcerated inContinue reading “Research Brief: The Effects of Youth Incarceration in Adult Institutions on Future Incarceration.”
Research Brief: The Lasting Effects of Incarcerating Juveniles in US Adult Facilities: Examining the Impact on Employment and Income During Early Adulthood
Article: Silver, Ian A., Semenza, Daniel C., and Wooldredge, John. 2025 “The Lasting Effects of Incarcerating Juveniles in U.S. Adult Facilities: Examining the Impact on Employment and Income During Early Adulthood” British Journal of Criminology, azae094. Online First. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azae094. 1. Background (PDF and Publication) Involvement in the criminal legal system before the age of 18Continue reading “Research Brief: The Lasting Effects of Incarcerating Juveniles in US Adult Facilities: Examining the Impact on Employment and Income During Early Adulthood”
Research Brief: Juvenile Incarceration in Adult Facilities and Adolescent Childrearing
Full Article: Silver, I. A., Brookstein, A. J., & D’Amato, C. (2023). Juvenile incarceration in an adult correctional facility as a risk factor for adolescent childrearing?. Journal of Adolescence, 95(1), 56-69. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12096 1. Background (PDF and Publication) Adolescent childrearing remains a public health and social concern in the United States due to its association withContinue reading “Research Brief: Juvenile Incarceration in Adult Facilities and Adolescent Childrearing”
Research Brief: Forecasting the Effects of Programming Combinations for Justice-Involved Youths
Full Article: Silver, I. A., D’Amato, C., Newsome, J., Johnson, S., & Rubenstein, B. (2023). Forecasting the potential effects of programming combinations for justice-involved youths. Journal of Criminal Justice, 88, 102093. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2023.102093 1. Background (PDF and Publication) Approximately 800,000 youth are processed through the juvenile justice system in the U.S. each year, with many servingContinue reading “Research Brief: Forecasting the Effects of Programming Combinations for Justice-Involved Youths”
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