Your First Five Crime Studies of March 28

All of today's research relates to "youths"

I'm Aaron Jacklin, and this is Explaining Crime, an independent newsletter that helps you explain crime to your audience.

Your First Five is a daily series (M-F) that publishes a curated selection of recent research related to crime and justice. Each post contains links to new studies (each related to a single topic) that I hope will enhance your work explaining crime. The publication schedule is in flux for the moment.

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These new studies related to criminology and criminal justice were published recently by journals I monitor:

1. Revisiting the gap between ideals and realities within restorative justice: Experiences from the Norwegian youth justice reform, published in Criminology & Criminal Justice. (Open access)

2. Philosophies in Community Supervision of Gang-Involved Youth and Adults, published in Criminal Justice and Behavior. (Restricted access)

3. An Examination of Differences in Detected Versus Undetected Child-to-Parent Violence in Spanish Justice and Community Youth Samples, published in Criminal Justice and Behavior. (Restricted access)

4. Criminogenic Risk Assessment Beyond Juvenile Justice: Exploring the Predictive Ability of the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) in Norway, published in Criminal Justice and Behavior. (Open access)

5. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Distress Among Adolescents and Youth in Zimbabwe, published in Journal of Interpersonal Violence. (Restricted access)

I might cover some of these studies further in Understanding Crime. If one sounds interesting or important, let me know in the comments.

Right now, I'm considering number 1. The following passage caught my eye:

The study reveals a distinct gap between ideals and practical realities. This gap is elaborated on and discussed within various perspectives on restorative justice. By this, the article adds both to international literature on the subject and to debates on limitations of this principle within youth justice.