Research Brief: Exploring the Effects of DAT Implementation on County Level Detention Admission Rate

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”

Research Brief: Longitudinal Propensity Score Matching-A Demonstration of Counterfactual Conditions Adjusted for Longitudinal Clustering

Article: Silver, I. A., Wooldredge, J., Sullivan, C. J., & Nedelec, J. L. (2021). Longitudinal Propensity Score Matching: A Demonstration of Counterfactual Conditions Adjusted for Longitudinal Clustering. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 37, 267–301. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10940-020-09455-9. 1. Background (PDF) Evaluations of programs, policies, or practices implemented by criminal legal system agencies often rely on quasi-experimental designs toContinue reading “Research Brief: Longitudinal Propensity Score Matching-A Demonstration of Counterfactual Conditions Adjusted for Longitudinal Clustering”