Promoting Prosocial Identity: A New Pathway for Positive Youth Development We’re thrilled to share our latest paper titled “Getting Traction on Positive Youth Justice: Prosocial Identity as a Promising Target for Intervention,” authored by our team members Luyi Jian and…
Celebrating Luyi: Berkeley’s Latest Computational Research for Equity in the Legal System (CRELS) Fellow! We are beyond thrilled to share that one of our outstanding lab members, Luyi, has been accepted into the esteemed UC Berkeley Computational Research for Equity…
A Fresh Perspective on Juvenile Justice: Luyi Jian’s Brief on Prosocial Identity and Youth Reoffending Fresh off the press! Our team member Luyi Jian has just published a start-of-project brief that offers a deep-dive into prosocial identities and their role…
Dr. Skeem & Dr. Montoya reveal criminal history, not bias, drives racial disparities in pretrial detention, calling for policy reform. Dr. Jennifer Skeem & Dr. Lina Montoya’s latest study, ‘Understanding racial disparities in pretrial detention recommendations to shape policy reform’,…
Dr. Skeem and Dr. Manchak’s Analysis of a Promising Probation Program for Those with Mental Illness in Texas The research study, led by Dr. Jennifer Skeem and Dr. Sarah Manchak, focused on the Specialty Mental Health Probation program in Texas.…
From Student to Professor: Celebrating Dr. Stephania Hayes’ Incredible Journey! We are beyond thrilled to announce that our esteemed alumnus, Dr. Stephania Hayes, has made a remarkable stride in her career! Now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry…
Dr. Skeem discussed decriminalizing mental illness at the 3rd Annual Sozosei Summit Dr. Skeem was an invited speaker at the 3rd Annual Sozosei Summit to Decriminalize Mental Illness. The mission of the Sozosei Foundation is to be a catalyst for…
Congratulations Luyi on your acceptance into the esteemed Behavioral Interventions Scholars (BIS) Grant Program! Luyi’s dissertation/project for the Behavioral Interventions Scholars (BIS) Grant Program is situated in the juvenile justice system and focuses on how positive youth development can promote…
A new report from the Council of Criminal Justice found significant narrowing in Black-White imprisionment rates in 2000-2020. The Council on Criminal Justice has released Justice System Disparities: Black-White National Imprisonment Trends, 2000-2020, which found that the gap between Black and…
Professor Jennifer Skeem joins the Council of Criminal Justice as a member of their new Advisory Committee. The Council on Criminal Justice invites Professor Jennifer Skeem to serve on an Advisory Committee for a research project on racial/ethnic and gender…
