Presenter(s)

Ashley Burger, Abigayle Dix

Comments

9:00-10:15, Kennedy Union Ballroom

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Description

Our thesis for our project is to determine if a juvenile has a relative that has been arrested, will this increase the likelihood that the juvenile will also be arrested? For this study the relative must live in the same house as the juvenile. We chose to research this because over the past couple of decades many teenagers have experienced having a parent in prison. This number has grown substantially. Since there has been an increase in incarceration in general and an increase of adolescents with a parent or relative who lives with them, there is a push to figure out preventative strategies to decrease the risk of delinquency and if having a parent or relative incarcerated is the main cause of delinquency. Our study aims to discover if relative incarceration causes the juvenile to be more likely to be incarcerated or if other factors contribute to the juveniles behavior more. If this can be determined, it can lead to better help and support for juvenile's who have a relative incarcerated.

Publication Date

4-23-2025

Project Designation

Capstone Project

Primary Advisor

Mark A. Morgan

Primary Advisor's Department

Criminal Justice and Security Studies

Keywords

Stander Symposium, College of Arts and Sciences

Does having a relative who has been or is incarcerated affect the likelihood that a juvenile will be incarcerated?

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