Article: Silver, I. A., Philbrick, S., Dawes, D., Kluckman, M., & Tueller, S. (2026). Can Structured Detention Screening Reduce Admissions to the Juvenile Legal System?: Evaluating the Impact of the Detention Assessment Tool (DAT). Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, https://doi.org/10.1177/15412040261489536 Background (PDF): Actuarial assessments have a longstanding history within the criminal legal system. These assessmentsContinue reading “Research Brief: Exploring the Effects of DAT Implementation on County Level Detention Admission Rate”
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Research Brief: Is youth criminal legal system involvement a social-determinant for non-normative sleep patterns during adulthood?
Article: Silver, Ian A., and Joshua S. Long. 2026. “Is youth criminal legal system involvement a social-determinant for non-normative sleep patterns during adulthood?” Journal of Experimental Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-026-09782-0 1. Background (PDF) Research has demonstrated that sleep duration (the amount of time an individual sleeps) and sleep quality (how well an individual is sleeping) are importantContinue reading “Research Brief: Is youth criminal legal system involvement a social-determinant for non-normative sleep patterns during adulthood?”
Research Brief: Criminal Legal System Involvement During Adolescence as a Social Determinant of Adulthood Body Mass Index
Article: Silver, Ian A. 2026 “Criminal Legal System Involvement During Adolescence as a Social Determinant of Adulthood Body Mass Index?” Journal of Adolescent Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2026.07.022 1. Background (PDF) Body mass index (BMI) is the ratio of an individual’s weight to height and has been correlated with factors that could contribute to health more generally (e.g.,Continue reading “Research Brief: Criminal Legal System Involvement During Adolescence as a Social Determinant of Adulthood Body Mass Index”
Research Brief: Exploring the Influence of Criminal Legal System Involvement Before 18 on Residential Mobility.
Article: Silver, Ian A., Meckes, Jessica, and Dole, Jenna L. 2026. “Exploring the Influence of Criminal Legal System Involvement Before 18 on Residential Mobility.” Journal of Criminal Justice, 106:102734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102734 1. Background (PDF) Moving to a new home or a new community is often seen as a burden, but for criminal legal system (CLS) involvedContinue reading “Research Brief: Exploring the Influence of Criminal Legal System Involvement Before 18 on Residential Mobility.”
Research Brief: The cycle of reentry and reincarceration: Examining the influence on employment over a period of 18 years
Article: Silver, Ian A., D’Amato, Christopher, and Wooldredge, John. 2021. “The cycle of reentry and reincarceration: Examining the influence on employment over a period of 18 years.” Journal of Criminal Justice 74: 101812. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2021.101812 1. Background (PDF) Roughly 600,000 individuals leave prison and millions more leave local jails to reenter society each year. Reentry isContinue reading “Research Brief: The cycle of reentry and reincarceration: Examining the influence on employment over a period of 18 years”
Research Brief: Criminal Legal System Involvement Before Age 18 and Seasonal Patterns of Depression and Anxiety During Adulthood
Article: Silver, Ian A., Nur, Alexandra V., and Faria, Kaylee D. 2026. “Seasonal Mental Health Symptoms Amongst Former Criminal Legal System‐Involved Adolescents.” Journal of Adolescence, 2026; 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70200 1. Background (PDF) Individuals involved in the criminal legal system (CLS) before age 18 (arrest, incarceration in juvenile facility, incarceration in adult facility) face elevated rates ofContinue reading “Research Brief: Criminal Legal System Involvement Before Age 18 and Seasonal Patterns of Depression and Anxiety During Adulthood”
Research Brief: US Medicaid Spending and Health Insurance Coverage for People Involved in the Criminal Legal System as Children.
Article: Silver, Ian A., Dole, Jenna L., and Semenza, Daniel C. 2026. “US Medicaid Spending and Health Insurance Coverage for People Involved in the Criminal Legal System as Children.” Medical Care, 00:000–000. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000002330 1. Background (PDF) Individuals who have contact with the criminal legal system (CLS) before age 18 face serious, long-lasting barriers to healthContinue reading “Research Brief: US Medicaid Spending and Health Insurance Coverage for People Involved in the Criminal Legal System as Children.”
Research Brief: Criminal Legal System Involvement Before Age 18 and Health Insurance Enrollment During Adulthood
Article: Silver, Ian A., Tosto, Samantha A., Newsome, Jamie, and McKay, Alicia d. 2026. “Adulthood Health Insurance Source for Previous Criminal Legal System Involved Pediatrics.” Health Services Research, 61:e70106. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.70106 1. Background (PDF) Individuals involved in the criminal legal system (CLS) before age 18 face wide-ranging collateral consequences upon reentry into the community. These includeContinue reading “Research Brief: Criminal Legal System Involvement Before Age 18 and Health Insurance Enrollment During Adulthood”
Research Brief:Criminal Legal System Involvement Before Age 18 and Homelessness During Adulthood
Article: Silver, Ian A., Dole, Jenna, L., and Bechtel, Kristin. 2026. “Is youth criminal legal system involvement a risk factor for adulthood homelessness?: A quasi-experimental examination.” Journal of Criminal Justice. 102626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2026.102626 1. Background (PDF) Individuals involved in the criminal legal system (CLS) before age 18 face a variety of collateral consequences when reentering theContinue reading “Research Brief:Criminal Legal System Involvement Before Age 18 and Homelessness During Adulthood”
Research Brief: Criminal Legal System Involvement During Childhood and Functional Limitations in Early Adulthood
Article: Silver, Ian A., Semenza, Daniel C., and Testa, Alexander. 2026 “Pediatric Criminal Legal System Involvement and Functional Limitations in Early Adulthood.” Academic Pediatrics. 103241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2026.103241. 1. Background (PDF) Contact with the criminal legal system (CLS) during childhood can have lasting impacts on health and well-being. While more than 400,000 children were arrested in 2020,Continue reading “Research Brief: Criminal Legal System Involvement During Childhood and Functional Limitations in Early Adulthood”
