Five Things About Youth and Delinquency
Date Published
July 30, 2024
These five findings provide insights into the nature, scope, and context of youth and delinquency.
Young adults (18-24)
Five Things About Youth and Delinquency
Date Published
July 2024
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Factsheet
Redesigning Life in U.S. Prisons
July 2024
Series
The prison system in the U.S. typically places a heavy emphasis on security, control, and punishment, and this foundation can create an adversarial culture within correctional facilities — incarcerated individuals versus correctional staff. But what if that culture could change? What would it look like? How would it impact not only incarcerated individuals but also correctional officers and other staff?
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Long-term Impact of the Fostering Healthy Futures for Preteens Program on Suicide-related Thoughts and Behaviors for Youth in Out-of-home Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal
American Journal of Community Psychology
Date Published
March 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Exploring the Married-Cohabiting Income Pooling Gap Among Young Adults
Journal
Journal of Family and Economic Issues
Date Published
January 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
'Family Doesn't Have to be Mom and Dad': an Exploration of the Meaning of Family for Care-experienced Young People
Journal
Families Relationships and Societies
Date Published
October 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Adolescent Contact, Lasting Impact? Lessons Learned From Two Longitudinal Studies Spanning 20 Years of Developmental Science Research With Justice-System-Involved Youths
Journal
Psychological Science in the Public Interest
Date Published
January 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Characteristics and Dynamics of Cyberstalking Victimization Among Juveniles and Young Adults
Journal
Violence Against Women
Date Published
January 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Contexts and Characteristics of Imaged-Based Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Children: Incident Dynamics in a National Sample
Journal
Child Maltreatment
Date Published
February 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
The Roles of Trauma and Mental Health in Preventing Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism
Date Published
April 22, 2024
NIJ-supported research shows that trauma exposure and mental health issues can have a significant yet varied impact across the violence prevention spectrum.
Firearm Access, Carriage and Use in an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Young Adults in Texas, USA
Journal
Injury Prevention
Date Published
February 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Transforming Correctional Culture and Climate
Journal
Corrections Today
Date Published
April 2024
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Adolescent Child Custody Loss and Substance Use Treatment as Predictors of Young Adult Substance use Trajectories Among Females with Foster Care and Juvenile Justice Involvement
Journal
Children and Youth Services Review
Date Published
February 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Cyber-Routines, Political Attitudes, and Exposure to Violence-Advocating Online Extremism
Journal
Social Forces
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Lessons of an Honor Code: A Consideration of Conflict-Related Processes and Interpersonal Violence
Journal
British Journal of Criminology
Date Published
September 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Parents, Identities, and Trajectories of Antisocial Behavior from Adolescence to Young Adulthood
Journal
Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology
Date Published
2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Inducing Jealousy and Intimate Partner Violence Among Young Adults
Journal
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Trauma, Trust in Government, and Social Connection: How Social Context Shapes Attitudes Related to the Use of Ideologically or Politically Motivated Violence
Journal
Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
The Development of Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence: An Examination of Key Correlates Among a Sample of Young Adults
Journal
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Pregnancy attitudes and contraceptive use among young adults with histories of foster care
Journal
Children and Youth Services Review
Date Published
2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Emerging Adulthood and Prospective Depression: A Simultaneous Test of Cumulative Risk Theories
Journal
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Description
Lack of Health Insurance Among Juvenile Offenders: a Predictor of Inappropriate Healthcare Use and Reincarceration?
Journal
Public Health
Date Published
January 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)