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: 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”