Projects

iGen Relationship Study

How does justice system involvement affect families across generations, and what factors can break the cycle of intergenerational delinquency? While much is known about individual pathways into offending, there remains limited understanding of intergenerational patterns and the protective processes that promote resilience and desistance. This longitudinal study builds on 20 years of data to examine justice-involved women, their offspring, and second caregivers, providing valuable data into risk, resilience, and intergenerational discontinuity in delinquency and justice system contact.

Turning Points for Women Study

At what ages are females most likely to desist from crime? What social or systemic factors influence female desistance from crime? Under what circumstances and in what contexts do females desist from crime (e.g., family, work, or social support)? This project investigates these key questions regarding female desistance. 

iGen Pilot

This goal of this study is to explore generational cycles of substance use with the goal of improving interventions to support families affected by substance use and justice-system involvement. 

An Assessment of Dual System Data and Practices Capacity across Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems

How well do child welfare and juvenile justice systems work together to support youth who touch both systems (dual system youth)? Despite growing recognition of the negative outcomes experienced by dual system youth, critical gaps remain in understanding how data are structured and linked within these systems, and how best practices are implemented nationwide. The project, which is led California State University Los Angeles in partnership with the National Center for Juvenile Justice and Iowa State University, seeks to address these gaps.