Increasingly, research points to the negative effects of incarcerating youth offenders,
particularly in adult facilities. Literature published since 2000 suggests that incarceration …

Studies that focus on community-level factors associated with the resilience of youth and
families reflect a shift in perspective from community deficits to the potential of communities …

The Second Edition of An Applied Guide to Research Designs offers researchers in the
social and behavioral sciences guidance for selecting the most appropriate research design …

BACKGROUND: Very little research has examined the relationship between resilience, risk,
and the service use patterns of adolescents with complex needs who use multiple formal …

The Fifth Edition of Scott A. Miller's classic Developmental Research Methods presents an
overview of methods to prepare students to carry out, report on, and evaluate research on …

The Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) was a collaborative federal
effort to improve outcomes for adults and juveniles returning to their communities after a …

Youth aging out the child welfare system are being transitioned out of the child welfare
system with few interventions in place to support their move to independence. In developed …

Disparate research has shown that exposure to chaotic homes and adverse childhood
experiences are associated with antisocial behavior, but these lines of research have not …

Young people with complex needs (YPCNs) use multiple services that are often poorly
coordinated despite the best efforts of social workers to act as case managers. Based on two …

Youth with disabilities are disproportionately represented in juvenile justice populations and
their education-related outcomes and rates of high school graduation are poor. This study …