Academic Publications

2021

Beardslee, J., Kan, E., Simmons, C. et al. A Within-Individual Examination of the Predictors of Gun Carrying During Adolescence and Young Adulthood Among Young Men. J Youth Adolescence (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01464-6

Chen, J. M., Fine, A. D., Norman, J. B., Frick, P. J., & Cauffman, E. (2021). Out of the Picture: Latinx and White Male Youths’ Facial Features Predict Their Juvenile Justice System Processing Outcomes. Crime & Delinquency67(6–7), 787–807. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128721999347

Simmons, C., Kan, E., Simpkins, S., Datta, S., Steinberg, L., Frick, P.J. and Cauffman, E. (2021), Assessing the Association between Participation in Extracurricular Activities and Delinquent Behavior among Justice-Involved Young Men. J Res Adolesc, 31: 335-350. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12600

Padgaonkar, N.T., Baker, A.E., Dapretto, M., Galván, A., Frick, P.J., Steinberg, L. and Cauffman, E. (2021), Exploring Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Juvenile Justice System Over the Year Following First Arrest. J Res Adolesc, 31: 317-334. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12599

Kan, E., Knowles, A., Peniche, M., Frick, P.J., Steinberg, L. and Cauffman, E. (2021), Neighborhood Disorder and Risk-Taking Among Justice-Involved Youth—The Mediating Role of Life Expectancy. J Res Adolesc, 31: 282-298. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12596

Cavanagh, C, LaBerge, A, Cauffman, E. (2021). Attitudes toward legal actors among dual system youth. Journal of Social Issues. 77: 504– 527. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12441

Shulman, E. P., Beardslee, J., Fine, A., Frick, P. J., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2021). Exposure to Gun Violence: Associations with Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms, and Aggression among Male Juvenile Offenders. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 50(3), 353-366. doi:10.1080/15374416.2021.1888742

Cauffman, E., Beardslee, J., Fine, A., Frick, P., & Steinberg, L. (2021). Crossroads in juvenile justice: The impact of initial processing decision on youth 5 years after first arrest. Development and Psychopathology, 33(2), 700-713. doi:10.1017/S095457942000200X

Knowles, A., Rowan, Z., Frick, P. J., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2021). Evading Detection during Adolescence: The Role of Criminal Capital and Psychosocial Factors. Justice Quarterly, 38(2), 249-275. doi:10.1080/07418825.2019.1619804

Robertson, E.L., Frick, P.J., Ray, J.V., Thornton, L.C., Wall Myers, T.D., Steinberg, L. and Cauffman, E. (2021), Do callous–unemotional traits moderate the effects of the juvenile justice system on later offending behavior?. J. Child Psychol. Psychiatr., 62: 212-222. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13266

2020

Kitzmiller, M. K., Cavanagh, C., Cauffman, E., Frick, P., & Steinberg, L. (in press). Parental incarceration and the mental health of juvenile offenders: The moderating role of neighborhood disorder. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law.

Cavanagh, C., Fine, A., & Cauffman, E. (2020). How do adolescents develop legal cynicism? A test of legal socialization mechanisms among youth involved in the justice system. Justice Quarterly.

Cavanagh, C., Paruk, J., & Cauffman, E. (2020). Lesson learned? Mothers’ legal knowledge and juvenile re-arrests. Law and Human Behavior, 44(2), 157-166. Link.

Cavanagh, C., Dalzell, E., & Cauffman, E. (2020). Documentation status, neighborhood disorder, and attitudes toward police and courts among Latina immigrants. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 26, 121-131. Link.

Fine, A., Simmons, C., Cavanagh, C., Rowan, Z., Frick, P.J., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2020). Implications of Youths’ Perceptions of the Police for the Cycle of Violence, Code of the Streets, and Violent Offending. Psychology of Violence, 10(5), 473. Link.

Simmons, C., Fine, A., Knowles, A., Frick, P.J., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2020). The relation between callous-unemotional traits, psychosocial maturity, and delinquent behavior among justice involved youth. Child Development. Link.

2019

Matlasz, T. M., Frick, P. J., Robertson, E. L., Ray, J. V., Thornton, L. C., Wall Myers, T. D., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (in press). Does self-report of aggression after first arrest predict future offending and do the forms and functions of aggression matter? Psychological Assessment.

Simmons, C., Rowan, Z., Knowles, A., Steinberg, L., Frick., P.J., & Cauffman, E. (2019). A life history approach to understanding juvenile offending and aggression. Aggression and Violent Behavior.

Beardslee, J., Miltimore, S., Fine, A., Frick, P. J., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2019). Under the radar or under arrest: How is adolescent boys’ first contact with the juvenile justice system related to future offending and arrests?. Law and human behavior, 43(4), 342. Link.

Ray, J. V., Frick, P. J., Thornton, L. C., Wall Myers, T. D., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2019). Estimating and predicting the course of callous-unemotional traits in first-time adolescent offenders. Developmental psychology. Link.

Walsh, H., Myers, T. D. W., Ray, J. V., Frick, P. J., Thornton, L. C., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2019). Perceptions of police-juvenile contact predicts self-reported offending in adolescent males. Psychology, Crime & Law, 1-14. Link.

Thornton, L. C., Frick, P. J., Ray, J. V., Wall Myers, T. D., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2019). Risky sex, drugs, sensation seeking, and callous unemotional traits in justice-involved male adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 48(1), 68-79. Link.

Knowles, A., Rowan, Z., Frick, P. J., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2019). Evading Detection during Adolescence: The Role of Criminal Capital and Psychosocial Factors. Justice Quarterly, 1-27. Link.

Knowles, A., Rinehart, J. K., Steinberg, L., Frick, P. J., & Cauffman, E. (2019). Risky sexual behavior among arrested adolescent males: the role of future expectations and impulse control. Journal of research on adolescence. Link.

Cavanagh, C., Mahler, A., & Cauffman, E. (2019). How does juvenile offending relate to mothers’ aspirations and expectations for their sons?. Journal of research on adolescence, 29(2), 493-507. Link.

2018

Bersani, B. E., Fine, A.D., Piquero, A.R., Steinberg, L., Frick, P.J., & Cauffman, E. (2018).  Investigating the offending histories of undocumented immigrants. Migration Letters, 15, 147-166Link.

Cavanagh, C., & Cauffman, E. (2018). The role of rearrests in juvenile offenders’ and their mothers’ attitudes toward police. Law and human behavior. Link.

Fine, A., Simmons, C., Miltimore, S., Steinberg, L., Frick, P. J., & Cauffman, E. (2018). The School Experiences of Male Adolescent Offenders: Implications for Academic Performance and Recidivism. Crime & Delinquency, 0011128717750392. Link.

Fine, A., Wolff, K., Baglivio, M., Piquero, A., Frick, P., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2018). Does the effect of justice system attitudes on adolescent crime vary based on psychosocial maturity?  Child Development, 89, e468-e479 Link.

Mahler, A., Fine, A., Frick, P.J., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, L. (2018).  Expecting the unexpected?  Expectations for future success among adolescent first-time offenders.  Child Development, 89, e535-e551 Link.

Myers, T.D.W., Salcedo, A., Frick, P.J., Ray, J.V., Thornton, L.C., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E.  (2018). Understanding the link between exposure to violence and aggression in justice-involved adolescents.  Development and Psychopathology, 30, 593-603. Link.

Robertson, E.L., Frick, P.J., Ray, J.V., Thornton, L.C., Myers, T.D.W., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2018).  The associations among callous-unemotional traits, worry, and aggression in justice involved adolescent boys.  Clinical Psychological Science, 6, 671-684Link.

Simmons, C., Fine, A., Knowles, A., Frick, P. J., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2018). The Relation Between Callous‐Unemotional Traits, Psychosocial Maturity, and Delinquent Behavior Among Justice‐Involved Youth. Child development. Link.

Simmons, C., Steinberg, L., Frick, P. J., & Cauffman, E. (2018). The differential influence of absent and harsh fathers on juvenile delinquency. Journal of adolescence62, 9-17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.10.010 Link.

2017

Cavanagh, C., & Cauffman, E. (2017). The longitudinal association of relationship quality and reoffending among first-time juvenile offenders and their mothers. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. DOI: 10.1111/jora.12345 Link.

Fine, A., Donley, S., Cavanagh, C., Miltimore, S., Steinberg, L., Frick, P., & Cauffman, E. (2017)And Justice for All: Determinants and Effects of Probation Officers’ Processing Decisions Regarding First-Time Juvenile Offenders. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 23(1), 105-117. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/law0000113 Link.

Mahler A., Simmons, C., Frick, P.J., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2017). Aspirations, Expectations and Delinquency: The Moderating Effect of Impulse Control. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 46(7), 1503-1514. DOI 10.1007/s10964-017-0661-0 Link.

Thomas, A., Ozbardacki, N., Fine, A., & Cauffman, E. (2017). Physical and Emotional Maternal Hostility: Differential Effects on Adolescent Depression and Reoffending. Journal of Research on Adolescence. DOI: 10.1111/jora.12345. Link.

2016

Fine, A., Cavanagh, C., Donley, S., Frick, P., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2017). Is the effect of justice system attitudes on recidivism stable after youths’ first arrest? Race and legal socialization among first-time offenders. Law and Human Behavior, 41(2), 146-158. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000229 Link.

Fine, A., Cavanagh, C., Donley, S., Frick, P., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (In press). Is the effect of justice system attitudes on recidivism stable after youths’ first arrest? Race and legal socialization among first-time offenders. Law and Human Behavior.

Fine, A., Mahler, A., Frick, P., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2016). Individual in Context: The Role of Impulse Control on the Association between the Home, School, and Neighborhood Developmental Contexts and Adolescent Delinquency. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. doi: 10.1007/s10964-016-0565-4 Link.

Fine, A., Cavanagh, C., Frick, P., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2016). Can Probation Officers Identify Remorse Among Male Adolescent Offenders? Psychological Assessment. doi: 10.1037/pas0000391 Link.

Fine, A., Cavanagh, C., Donley, S., Steinberg, L., Frick, P., & Cauffman, E. (2016). The Role of Peer Arrests on the Development of Youths’ Attitudes towards the Justice System. Law and Human Behavior, 40(2), 211-218. DOI: 10.1037/lhb0000167 Link.

Fine, A., Cauffman, E., Steinberg, L., & Frick, P. (2016). Self-Control Assessments and Implications for Predicting Adolescent Reoffending. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 45, 701-712. doi: 10.1007/s10964-016-0425-2. Link.

Ray, J. V., Frick, P. J., Thornton, L. C., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2016). Positive and negative item wording and its influence on the assessment of Callous-Unemotional Traits. Psychological Assessment, 28(4), 394-404. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pas0000183 Link.

2015

Cavanagh, C., & Cauffman, E. (2015). Viewing law and order: Mothers’ and sons’ justice system legitimacy attitudes and juvenile recidivism. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 21, 432-441. Link.

Cavanagh, C., & Cauffman, E. (2015). Land of the free: Undocumented families in the juvenile justice system. Law and Human Behavior, 39, 152-161. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000097 Link. 

Ray, J. V., Thornton, L. C., Frick, P. J., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2015). Impulse control and Callous-Unemotional Traits distinguish patterns of delinquency and substance use in justice involved adolescents: Examining the moderating role of neighborhood context. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1-13. doi:10.1007/s10802-015-0057-0 Link.

Thornton, L. C., Frick, P. J., Shulman, E. P., Ray, J. V., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2015). Callous-Unemotional Traits and adolescents’ role in group crime. Law and Human Behavior. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000124 Link.