Chapter 15

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Roe-Sepowitz, D. E. (2009). Comparing male and female juveniles charged With homicide: Child maltreatment, substance abuse, and crime details. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 24(4), 601-617.

1. What is the research question for this paper?
2. Identify the independent and dependent variables.
3. How did male juveniles compare with female juvenile offenders compare?

Zahn, M. A., Day, J. C., Mihalic, S. F., & Tichavsky, L. (2009). Determining what works for girls in the juvenile justice system. Crime & Delinquency, 55(2), 266-293.

1. What is the methodology for this study?
2. What is the control in this study?
3. What recommendations for building a solid evidence base on what works for adjudicated girls do the authors suggest?

Armstrong, G. S., & Kim, B. (2011). Juvenile penalties for “lawyering up”: The role of counsel and extralegal case characteristics. Crime & Delinquency, 57(6) 827-848.

1. What is a “counsel penalty”?
2. What data was used for this analysis?  What are the strengths and weaknesses of this type of data?
3. What policy implications could you think of related to the conclusions of this study?