Youth Inequality Justice Lab
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​Our Mission and Research 
YIJ research group is dedicated to examining the correlates, disparities, consequences, interventions, and policies for underserved and underrepresented youth.  YIJ research group addresses questions related to three broad categories within the study of youth inequality, violence, vulnerability, and marginalization:
  1. Foundational issues include the dynamics of youth socialization, education, and environment; the role of social processes and institutional resources in the reproduction and transformation of inequality, violence, vulnerability, and marginalization;
  2. Enduring challenges include concentrated poverty and concentrated affluence; discrimination; urban, suburban, and rural processes, such as economic redevelopment and gentrification; and, trends in immigration and other demographic population shifts; and
  3. Contemporary challenges include evolving family structures; educational resources and standardization; the school to prison pipeline; stop and frisk justice practices; the spatial clustering of multiple social problems; and, shifting definitions of citizenship.
Together with research collaborators and community partners, this team seeks to generate rigorous scientific research on the study of youth inequality, violence, vulnerability, and marginalization.
YIJ Resource and Links

American Sociological Association (ASA): http://www.asanet.org/
The American Association of Criminology (ASC): http://www.asc41.com/
American Educational Research Association (AERA): http://www.aera.net/
Bullying Research Network (BRNET): http://cehs15.unl.edu/cms/index.php?s=2&p=124
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS): http://www.acjs.org/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Injury Prevention & Control, Youth Violence: http://www.cdc.gov/Violenceprevention/youthviolence/index.html
Stop Bullying: Speak Up - Cartoon Network: http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/promos/stopbullying/
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)’s Comprehensive School Safety Initiative: https://nij.gov/topics/crime/school-crime/pages/school-safety-initiative.aspx
 

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  • Home
  • People
  • Current Projects
  • Published Research
    • Racial and Ethnic Minority Youth
    • Children of Immigrant Families
    • Girls and Gender Non-Conforming Youth
    • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Youth
    • Urban and Rural Youth
    • Low-Income Youth
    • Youth with Disabilities/Special Needs
    • Youth Involved in the Child Welfare and/or Juvenile Justice System
    • Victimized and At Risk Youth
    • International
  • Funded Research
  • Annual Reports
  • Events
  • Contact
  • In the press