Allison is a Law and Psychology doctoral candidate. Her research examines procedural justice, legitimation of legal authorities, and legal cooperation across youth and adult justice systems. In adult contexts, she explores public perceptions of police legitimacy and effective strategies for enhancing police-community relationships. In juvenile justice, her work focuses on how procedural justice shapes youths' experiences with probation and peer-led diversion programs like Teen Court to improve outcomes for justice-involved youth. 

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Royce is a Law and Psychology doctoral student. He received his B.A. in Psychology from the University of Illinois Springfield and his M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He has experience working as an intern with the Illinois Innocence Project to exonerate the wrongfully convicted and working to restore patients' competency to stand trial at the St. Louis Forensic Treatment Center. His research focuses on applying psychological science in the legal context to develop effective policies and interventions for at-risk adolescents and justice-involved populations. 

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Sasha is a doctoral student in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. She earned her B.A. in Forensic Psychology at Arizona State University and is obtaining her M.S. in passing. Sasha has experience tutoring youth in detention centers and working directly with system-involved families. Her research interests broadly lie in intergenerational juvenile delinquency and family dynamics of system-involved youth. 

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Trevor is a Law and Psychology doctoral student from Dallas, Texas. He received his B.A. in Psychology and his B.A. in Criminology & Law Studies at Marquette University in the Spring of 2023. His research interests focus on treatment and preventative programs for juveniles and mental health of the youth who are impacted by the justice system. Fun fact about Trevor is that he was on the Curling and Powerlifting team during his time at Marquette. 

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Justin Richardson is a Law and Psychology doctoral student. Before receiving his M.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice at ASU, he completed his undergraduate career at Northern Arizona University. He is interested in what motivates youth to engage in services and prosocial opportunities and how to leverage the role of their families. Additionally, he is interested in how we can support youth in developing protective factors so youth can avoid justice system involvement. 

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Kathryn Tapp is a doctoral student at Arizona State University. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Georgia College and State University. Her areas of research include integrating a developmental approach when examining the victim-offender overlap in women across the life course. She uses a radical feminist lens to investigate the way girls and women experience structural, systemic, and interpersonal victimization with an emphasis on the intersection of health and criminology 

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Bellamy is a doctoral student in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. They earned their B.A. in Innovation in Society at Arizona State University. Their research interests focus on how anti-Blackness shapes the experiences of Black youth in the juvenile justice system, particularly in relation to desistance and systemic barriers. 

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Sasha is a doctoral student in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. She earned her B.A. in Forensic Psychology and her M.S. in passing in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. Sasha has experience tutoring youth in detention centers and working directly with system-involved families. Her research interests broadly lie in intergenerational juvenile delinquency and family dynamics of system-involved youth.

Savanna is a doctoral student in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. She earned her M.S. in the same field from ASU in the Spring of 2020. Her research interests broadly focus on risk and protective factors for juvenile delinquency and the effects of justice system contact for juveniles.

Trevor is a Law and Psychology doctoral student from Dallas, Texas. He received his B.A. in Psychology and his B.A. in Criminology & Law Studies at Marquette University in the Spring of 2023. His research interests focus on treatment and preventative programs for juveniles and mental health of the youth who are impacted by the justice system. Fun fact about Trevor is that he was on the Curling and Powerlifting team during his time at Marquette.