juvenile justice

Minn-LInK Research Brief – Issue No. 65, Spring 2024
Authors: Cho, M., Flanagan, S. K., & Haight, W.

In this study, our goal was to identify underlying patterns of early risk factors in youth with high-incidence disabilities (HID). We also investigated the association between identified patterns of early risk factors and juvenile justice outcomes. Due to the relative invisibility of HID, the behavioral challenges of youth with HID can be misinterpreted as disobedience or deviance. Notably, HID are identified as the most common special education diagnosis for youth involved in the juvenile justice system.

Minn-LInK Report Brief—Special Topic No. 55, Fall 2022
Authors: VanMeter, F., Piescher, K., & Englund, M.

The aim of the study was to identify potential links between out-of-home placement characteristics and the likelihood and timing of initial contact with the juvenile justice system for Minnesota youth.

Minn-LInK Report Brief—Special Topic No. 51, Fall 2022
Authors: Cho, M., Flanagan, S., & Haight, W.

The purpose of this study was to better understand the academic and justice system-related outcomes of out-of-school suspension, and whether these outcomes were related to other factors, such as involvement in Child Protective Services (CPS) and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and Person of Color) identity.

Minn-LInK Report Brief—Special Topic No. 46, Fall 2021
Authors: McNeely, C.A., Alemu, B., Lee, W.F., & West, I.

The purpose of this brief was to attempt to answer the question: Why are racially minoritized K-12 students much more likely than White students to be petitioned to court for being absent from school, even when they miss the exact same number of days of school?

Minn-LInK Report Brief—Special Topic No. 39, Summer 2019
Authors: Cho, M., Haight, W., Choi, W., Hong, S., & Piescher, K.

Maltreated youth tend to enter into the juvenile justice system at younger ages than non-maltreated youth. Early onset of delinquency among maltreated youth compounds their risk of adverse developmental outcomes, including serious and continued offending. This study prospectively examined risk factors for maltreated youth who have their delinquency cases adjudicated for the first time between ages 9 and 14.

Minn-LInK Report Brief—Special Topic No. 31, Fall 2016
Author: Kincaid, A. P.

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether youth with disabilities were overrepresented in the juvenile court system as a group and whether youth with particular disability labels were overrepresented.

Minn-LInK Report Brief—Special Topic No. 30, Fall 2016
Author: Cho, M.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the risk factors associated with recidivism among youth with child protection and juvenile justice system involvement, specifically the relationship between out-of-school suspension and reoffending.

Minn-LInK Report Brief—Special Topic No. 27, Fall 2016
Authors: Haight, W., Bidwell, L., Choi, W. & Cho, M.
The purpose of this study was to examine youth outcomes of the Crossover Youth Practice Model (CYPM) in an urban county in Minnesota. 

Minn-LInK Report Brief—Special Topic No. 25, Fall 2015
Authors: Mickelson, N., Piescher, K., & LaLiberte, T.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate children’s functioning over time as a result of receiving treatment at Washburn Center for Children. The evaluation focused on understanding how children’s behavior and symptomology (as measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) changed over time.