2024
Do foster youth face harsher juvenile justice outcomes? Reinvestigating child welfare bias in juvenile justice processing
Goldstein E, Font S, Kennedy R, Connell C, Kurpiel A. Do foster youth face harsher juvenile justice outcomes? Reinvestigating child welfare bias in juvenile justice processing. Criminology & Public Policy 2024 DOI: 10.1111/1745-9133.12689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFoster careCase outcomesSelection-on-observables designChild welfare scholarsJuvenile justice processingChild welfare agenciesJuvenile justice outcomesJuvenile justice contactFoster care placementJuvenile justice involvementJustice system outcomesEffective policy reformsJustice contactJuvenile justiceJuvenile courtPunitive outcomesWelfare agenciesFoster youthJustice processJustice involvementJustice outcomesPunitive processJuvenile detentionWelfare biasCare placementA Systematic Review of Brief, Child-Completed Adversity Screening Measures
Lange B, Nelson A, Randall K, Connell C, Lang J. A Systematic Review of Brief, Child-Completed Adversity Screening Measures. Journal Of Child And Family Studies 2024, 33: 3272-3285. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-024-02905-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScreening measuresEmpirical supportPsychometric informationViolence exposureChildren's completionAdversity typesGrey literatureAdversityData extractionSystematic reviewMultiple measuresAssessment formEthnic discriminationHealth concernAcademic databasesSupportChildbirthAbuseHealthNeglectItemsConcernsFamily structure and children's risk of child protective services re-reports
Shipe S, Guastaferro K, Ayer L, Lee J, Connell C. Family structure and children's risk of child protective services re-reports. Child Abuse & Neglect 2024, 154: 106915. PMID: 38964011, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild protective servicesTwo-parent familiesRe-reportsFamily structureFather familiesMarried familiesLatent class analysisFamily characteristicsNeglect Data System Child FileHousehold stressorsNational Child AbuseCPS-involved familiesSubstance useCaregiver substance useSingle parent familiesParental substance useFinancial stressorsSingle-family homesCPS involvementParent familiesProtective servicesMother familiesChild abuseChildren's filesClass analysisJuvenile Offending Among Maltreated Youth: Assessing Type-Specificity and Offense Specialization in the Cycle of Violence
Kurpiel A, Connell C, Font S. Juvenile Offending Among Maltreated Youth: Assessing Type-Specificity and Offense Specialization in the Cycle of Violence. Crime & Delinquency 2024 DOI: 10.1177/00111287231225143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCycle of violenceJuvenile offendersPhysical abuseYouth exposed to child maltreatmentOffense specializationOffending recordsSex offendersParental incarcerationAbuse victimsSexual abuseOffendersChild maltreatmentMaltreated youthAbuseTreatment servicesOffensesViolenceYouthMoral neglectParenting behaviorsMaltreatmentNeglectIncarcerationVictimsIllicitEffects of child trauma screening on trauma‐informed multidisciplinary evaluation and service planning in the child welfare system
Connell C, Swanson A, Genovese M, Lang J. Effects of child trauma screening on trauma‐informed multidisciplinary evaluation and service planning in the child welfare system. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2024, 37: 337-343. PMID: 38193592, DOI: 10.1002/jts.23001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecord reviewMultidisciplinary evaluationTrauma screeningLong-term sequelaeRetrospective record reviewPrevalence of exposureEvidence-based interventionsTrauma-focused servicesTrauma-related symptomsProvider recommendationEarly identificationPTE exposureService planningChild welfare systemRandom sampleScreening procedureFormal screening procedureTraumatic eventsChild maltreatmentSignificant improvementChildrenExposureScreeningScreening processLt
2014
Do Specific Transitional Patterns of Antisocial Behavior during Adolescence Increase Risk for Problems in Young Adulthood?
Cook EC, Pflieger JC, Connell AM, Connell CM. Do Specific Transitional Patterns of Antisocial Behavior during Adolescence Increase Risk for Problems in Young Adulthood? Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2014, 43: 95-106. PMID: 24893667, PMCID: PMC4256141, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-014-9880-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGreatest risk factorYoung adulthoodRisk factorsAntisocial behaviorAdolescence increases riskYears of ageSpecific transitional patternIncrease riskYoung adult outcomesGreater riskAlcohol usePrevention effortsProblematic functioningSerious antisocial behaviorLatent class analysisYouthSerious patternStable antisocial behaviorAdulthoodAggressive classClass analysisRiskWave 1Gender differencesAdult outcomes
2012
Innovative methodological approaches to community-based research: Theory and application
Connell, C.M. Survival analysis in prevention and intervention programs. In L.A. Jason & D.S. Glenwick (Eds.), Innovative methodological approaches to community-based research: Theory and application. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Fathering and mothering in the family system: linking marital hostility and aggression in adopted toddlers
Stover CS, Connell CM, Leve LD, Neiderhiser JM, Shaw DS, Scaramella LV, Conger R, Reiss D. Fathering and mothering in the family system: linking marital hostility and aggression in adopted toddlers. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2011, 53: 401-409. PMID: 22191546, PMCID: PMC3279589, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02510.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Risk and protective factors associated with patterns of antisocial behavior among nonmetropolitan adolescents
Connell CM, Cook EC, Aklin WM, Vanderploeg JJ, Brex RA. Risk and protective factors associated with patterns of antisocial behavior among nonmetropolitan adolescents. Aggressive Behavior 2010, 37: 98-106. PMID: 20973088, PMCID: PMC3715613, DOI: 10.1002/ab.20370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatent class analysisAntisocial behaviorSelf-reported antisocial behaviorPolice contactNonmetropolitan adolescentsProtective factorsParent-child relationshipNonmetropolitan regionsCommunity riskAdolescent antisocial behaviorClass analysisMore effective preventionIntervention effortsMild patternMultinomial logistic regressionLogistic regressionEffective preventionYouthIntense patternFightingRiskAdolescentsSchoolsDifferent patternsEffortsSocial‐Ecological Influences on Patterns of Substance Use Among Non‐Metropolitan High School Students
Connell CM, Gilreath TD, Aklin WM, Brex RA. Social‐Ecological Influences on Patterns of Substance Use Among Non‐Metropolitan High School Students. American Journal Of Community Psychology 2010, 45: 36-48. PMID: 20077132, PMCID: PMC3970316, DOI: 10.1007/s10464-009-9289-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
A multiprocess latent class analysis of the co-occurrence of substance use and sexual risk behavior among adolescents.
Connell CM, Gilreath TD, Hansen NB. A multiprocess latent class analysis of the co-occurrence of substance use and sexual risk behavior among adolescents. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2009, 70: 943-51. PMID: 19895772, PMCID: PMC2776124, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2009.70.943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaltreatment following reunification: Predictors of subsequent Child Protective Services contact after children return home
Connell CM, Vanderploeg JJ, Katz KH, Caron C, Saunders L, Tebes JK. Maltreatment following reunification: Predictors of subsequent Child Protective Services contact after children return home. Child Abuse & Neglect 2009, 33: 218-228. PMID: 19327834, PMCID: PMC3867131, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2008.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCox proportional hazards modelHigh-risk casesProportional hazards modelRecurrent maltreatmentResult of maltreatmentChild Protective Services contactRisk of maltreatmentChild protective services investigationCare placementFoster care placementHazards modelCase characteristicsService contactAppropriate interventionsSubsequent maltreatmentFoster careEffect of childrenCareIncidents of neglectRates of maltreatmentOlder adolescentsChildrenLower ratesRiskFirst year
2007
The Impact of Parental Alcohol or Drug Removals on Foster Care Placement Experiences: A Matched Comparison Group Study
Vanderploeg JJ, Connell CM, Caron C, Saunders L, Katz KH, Tebes JK. The Impact of Parental Alcohol or Drug Removals on Foster Care Placement Experiences: A Matched Comparison Group Study. Child Maltreatment 2007, 12: 125-136. PMID: 17446566, PMCID: PMC3975051, DOI: 10.1177/1077559507299292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRe-referral to child protective services: The influence of child, family, and case characteristics on risk status
Connell CM, Bergeron N, Katz KH, Saunders L, Tebes JK. Re-referral to child protective services: The influence of child, family, and case characteristics on risk status. Child Abuse & Neglect 2007, 31: 573-588. PMID: 17537504, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild protective servicesHigh riskCox proportional hazards modelProportional hazards modelCPS investigationCase characteristicsPreventive servicesProtective servicesHazards modelNumber of childrenGreater riskRisk statusStrongest predictorChildrenRiskPhysical abuseInfluence of childrenSubstantiated casesChild abuseAbusePeriodRecurrenceReferralData System
2006
Changes in Placement among Children in Foster Care: A Longitudinal Study of Child and Case Influences.
Connell CM, Vanderploeg JJ, Flaspohler P, Katz KH, Saunders L, Tebes JK. Changes in Placement among Children in Foster Care: A Longitudinal Study of Child and Case Influences. Social Service Review 2006, 80: 398-418. PMID: 25342863, PMCID: PMC4204626, DOI: 10.1086/505554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeaving foster care: The influence of child and case characteristics on foster care exit rates
Connell, C.M., Katz, K.H., Saunders, L., & Tebes, J.K. Leaving foster care: The influence of child and case characteristics on foster care exit rates. Children & Youth Services Review, 28, 780-798, 2006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research