Webinar: The Youth Protective Factors Study: Risk, Strengths, and Reoffending

Hosted by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, UMass Chan Medical School, and UC Berkeley’s Risk-Resilience Lab, Principal researchers Gina Vincent, PhD and Jennifer Skeem, PhD, shared key findings for this initial analysis, including research-based strategies for juvenile justice supervision, case planning, and service delivery to enhance public safety and improve youth outcomes in this webinar.  

The Youth Protective Factors Study: Effective Supervision and Services Based on Risks, Strengths, and Development is an unprecedented multistate, multiyear examination of the risk and protective factors that most influence reoffending—particularly serious offenses that involve physical harm to others—among youth ages 10 to 23 in the juvenile justice system.  This study is funded by the National Institute of Justice, Grant#: 2020-JX-FX-0005.

Researchers recently released the first of a series of briefs associated with this study, “Youth Reoffending: Prevalence and Predictive Risk Factors in Two States." This brief provides key insights into what risk factors are most associated with youth reoffending, especially for serious offenses. Analyzing data from over 32,000 youth across 2 states, the brief offers guidance on improving juvenile justice supervision and services. 

The Speakers: 

• Josh Weber, Deputy Division Director, Corrections and Reentry, CSG Justice Center 
• Gina Vincent, Professor of Psychiatry (Psychology), Co-Director, Law & Psychiatry Program, UMass Chan Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Implementation Science & Practice Advances Research Center (iSPARC)  
• Jennifer Skeem, Professor of Social Welfare and Public Policy, University of California –Berkeley