Racial Disparity in Federal Pretrial Detention: Trends Over Two Decades and the Impact of Risk Assessments This study, led by Christopher Lowenkamp (U.S. Courts), Jennifer Skeem (UC Berkeley), and Lina Montoya (UNC Chapel Hill), examines changes in racial disparities in…
un-TILTED! Wins Gold at the 2024 Serious Play Awards We are thrilled to announce that un-TILTED!, a video game intervention developed by our lab, has won Gold at the 2024 Serious Play Awards! The game, designed to help young adolescents…
Promoting Prosocial Identity: A New Pathway for Positive Youth Development We’re thrilled to share that our work on juvenile fees had been cited in The Imprint’s news article, “DOJ Calls on States to Eliminate Juvenile System Fines and Fees.” The…
Reducing Burden, Improving Outcomes: Juvenile Fee Repeal in Alameda County What is the study about? The research study, led by Dr. Jaclyn E. Chambers, Dr. Jennifer Skeem, Dr. Luyi Jian, and Dr. Karin D. Martin, focused on the effects of…
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’,…
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…
From Student to Professor: Celebrating Dr. Stephania Hayes’ Incredible Journey! We are beyond thrilled to announce that our esteemed alumna, 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…
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…
