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: 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 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”

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: 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”