Browsing College for Health, Community and Policy Faculty Research by Department "Criminology and Criminal Justice"
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An Assessment of Prisoner Reentry, Legal Financial Obligations and Family Financial Support: A Focus on Fathers
(2021-09-13)Scholars have found that family support is an important facilitator of successful reentry from prison to the community. At the same time, they have argued that owing court-ordered fines or fees, also called legal financial ... -
Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Early Language Difficulties among U.S. Children
(6/16/2021)Objective: Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) is a serious public health concern with the potential to interfere with various components of healthy child development. Even so, there has been limited nationally representative ... -
Incarceration Exposure and Barriers to Prenatal Care in the United States: Findings from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
(10/8/2020)Previous research demonstrates that exposure to incarceration during pregnancy—either personally or vicariously through a partner—worsens parental care. However, little is known about the specific barriers to parental ... -
Male Sexual Dysfunction and the Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence
(2023-05-21)We contribute to our understanding of the social epidemiology of intimate partner violence (IPV) by developing a mediation model that frames IPV as an outcome of male sexual dysfunction (performance anxiety and erectile ... -
Parental Incarceration, Child Adversity, and Child Health: A Strategic Comparison Approach
(3/25/2021)Background: Research points to parental incarceration as an important social determinant of child health. Even so, studies examining the health impact of parental incarceration in the context of diverse childhood stressors ... -
The Influence of Nutritional Factors on Verbal Deficits and Psychopathic Personality Traits: Evidence of the Moderating Role of the MAOA Genotype
(12/10/2015)The current study explores whether: (a) nutritional factors among adolescent males predict their risk of exhibiting verbal deficits and psychopathic traits during adulthood and (b) the link between nutritional factors and ... -
The Role of Adolescent Nutrition and Physical Activity in the Prediction of Verbal Intelligence during Early Adulthood: A Genetically Informed Analysis of Twin Pairs
(1/5/2015)A large body of research has revealed that nutrition and physical activity influence brain functioning at various stages of the life course. Nevertheless, very few studies have explored whether diet and exercise influence ...