Select Gender & Crime Lab Publications
Journal Publications
Chambers, A., Brown, S. L., Peterson-Badali, M. (2023). Risk and strength factors that predict criminal conduct among under-represented genders and sexual minorities: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Campbell Systematic Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1312
Finseth, S., Peterson Badali, M., Brown, S. L., & Skilling, T. A. (in press) Assessment of strengths in criminal justice system-impacted youth: A retrospective validation of the SAPROF-YV. Criminal Justice and Behaviour.
Conley, C. M., & Brown, S. L. (2023). The role of gender expectations, stereotypes, and self-identification in rating psychopathy using the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality (CAPP). Personality and Individual Differences, 205 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112089
Goodwin, J., Brown, S. L., & Skilling, T. A. (2022). Gender differences in the prevalence and predictive validity of protective factors in a sample of justice-involved youth. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 20 (30), 231 – 249. https://doi.org/10.1177/15412040221089235
Finseth, S., Peterson-Badali, M., Brown, S.L., & Skilling, T.A. (2022). Promoting rehabilitation among youth on probation: An examination of strengths as specific responsivity factors. Criminal Justice and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1177/00938548211039881
Wanamaker, K. A., & Brown, S. L. (2022). Building a holistic typology to inform service delivery for women on community supervision. Feminist criminology, 17(1), pp. 50-74. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F15570851211035717
Brown, S.L., Wanamaker, K.A., Greiner, L., Scott, T., & Skilling, T.A. (2021). Complex trauma and criminogenic needs: Two paths to the youth justice system—A Gender-informed latent profile analysis. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 48(2), 175–194. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0093854820964513
Wanamaker, K.A., & Brown, S.L. (2021). Assessing dynamic risk and dynamic strength change patterns and the relationship to reoffending among women on community supervision. Criminal Justice and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1177/00938548211026706 [Full PDF]
Wanamaker, K.A., & Brown, S.L., (2021). Using strength and risk factors to inform treatment typologies over time for men on community supervision. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X211027485 [Full PDF]
Wanamaker, K.A., & Brown, S.L. (2021). The Relationship Between Patterns of Change in Dynamic Risk and Strength Scores and Reoffending for Men on Community Supervision. Criminal Justice and Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854821993512 [Full PDF]
Brown, S.L., Robinson, D., Wanamaker, K., & Wagstaff, M. (2020). Strengths Matter: Evidence from Five Separate Cohorts of Justice-involved Youth and Adults Across North America. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 47, 1428-1447. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854820931549
Thapa, S., Brown, S.L., & Skilling, T.A. (2020). The relationship between self-esteem, gender, criminal attitudes, and recidivism in a youth justice sample. Criminal Justice and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854820977577
Scott, T., Brown, S.L., & Skilling, T.A. (2019). Predictive and Convergent Validity of The Youth Assessment Screening Instrument (YASI) in a Sample of Male and Female Justice-Involved Youth. Criminal Justice and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854819842585
O’Hagan, H.R., Brown, S.L., Jones, N.J., Skilling, T.A. (2018). The reliability and validity of the Measure of Criminal Attitudes and Associates and the Pride in Delinquency Scale in a mixed sex sample of justice-involved youth. Criminal Justice and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854818810459
Scott, T., & Brown, S. L. (2018). Risks, strengths, gender, and recidivism among justice-involved youth: A meta-analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 86(11), 931-945. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000343
Vitopoulos, N.A., Peterson-Badali, M., Brown, S. & Skilling, T.A. (2018). The Relationship between Trauma, Recidivism Risk, and Reoffending in Male and Female Juvenile Offenders. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-018-0238-4
Wanamaker, K.A., Jones, N.J. & Brown, S.L. (2018): Strengths-Based Assessment for Use with Forensic Populations: A Critical Review, International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 17 (2), 202-221. https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2018.1451414
Royer-Gagnier, K., Skilling, T. A., Brown, S. L., Moore, T., Rawana, J. (2016). The Strength Assessment Inventory – Youth Version: An evaluation of the psychometric properties with male and female justice-involved youth. Psychological Assessment, 28, 563-574. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000199
Technical Reports
Brown, S. L., Coady, E., McFarlane, E., Miller, M., & Huppe, E. (2023). Outcome evaluation of residential community release programs (RCRPs) for women in the State of New Jersey. Submitted to Center for Effective Public Policy (CEPP), National Resource Center on Justice-Involved Women (NRCJIW).
McFarlane, E., & Brown, S. L. (2022, August). Navigator Program: Effective homelessness intervention and data management strategies. Report submitted to Volunteers of America – Delaware Valley.
Brown, S.L., Peterson-Badali, M., Cesaroni, Wagstaff, M., Chambers, A., Fredericks, K., Goodwin, J., & Van Dieten, M. (2020). Incorporating gender-based analysis into crime prevention. Public Safety Canada. https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/2020-s002/2020-s002-en.pdf [Full PDF]
Brown, S.L. (2017). A review of women offender risk/need research: In search of gender-neutral, women-salient and women-specific risk factors (Research Report 386). Ottawa, ON: Correctional Service of Canada. https://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/005/008/092/r-386-eng.pdf [Full PDF]
Harris, A., Blanchette, K., & Brown, S. (2014). Examining gender differences in institutional offences (Research Report R-312). Ottawa, ON: Correctional Service of Canada. https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2015/scc-csc/PS83-5-R312-eng.pdf
Brown, S. L. & Motiuk, L. L., (2005). The dynamic factor identification and analysis (DFIA) component of the offender intake assessment (OIA) process: A meta-analytic, psychometric and consultative review (Research Report R-164, 337 pp.). Ottawa, ON: Correctional Service of Canada, Research Branch.
Books and Book Chapters
Brown, S. L., Coady, M. N., & Huppe, E. G. (in press). What works with women in custodial settings. In L. A. Craig, L. Dixon & T.A. Gannon (Eds), The Wiley Handbook of what works in correctional rehabilitation: An evidence-based approach to theory, assessment and treatment (2nd Ed.). Wiley
Brown, S. L., Mcfarlane, E., & Garvey, M. (in press). Criminal Behavior. In B. L. Cutler & P. A. Zapf (Eds.), American Psychological Association (APA) handbook of forensic psychology (2nd Ed.). American Psychological Association.
Brown, S. L., Olver, M., Babchishin, K., Forth, A. (2023). Psychology of Criminal Behaviour (3rd Edition). Pearson Education Canada.
Brown, S. L., & Miller, M. J. A. (2023). Correctional assessment, mental health, and treatment: Towards successful reintegration. In J. Barker & D. Scharie Tavcer (Eds.), Women and the Criminal Justice System: A Canadian Perspective (3rd Ed). Emond Publishing.
Brown, S. L., & Gelsthorpe, L. (2022). Introduction. In S. L. Brown & L. Gelsthorpe (Eds.), The Wiley handbook on what works with girls and women in conflict with the law: A critical review of theory, practice, and policy. In Wiley-Blackwell Series: What Works in Offender Rehabilitation (Series Editors: Leam A. Craig, Louise Dixon, and J. Stephen Wormith). Wiley.
Brown, S. L., & Robb, C. (2022). Understanding female criminal conduct through a feminist biosocial lens. In S. L. Brown & L. Gelsthorpe (Eds.), The Wiley handbook on what works with girls and women in conflict with the law: A critical review of theory, practice, and policy. In Wiley-Blackwell Series: What Works in Offender Rehabilitation (Series Editors: Leam A. Craig, Louise Dixon, and J. Stephen Wormith). Wiley.
Gelsthorpe, L., & Brown, S. L. (2022). Conclusion. In S. L. Brown & L. Gelsthorpe (Eds.), The Wiley handbook on what works with girls and women in conflict with the law: A critical review of theory, practice, and policy. In Wiley-Blackwell Series: What Works in Offender Rehabilitation (Series Editors: Leam A. Craig, Louise Dixon, and J. Stephen Wormith). Wiley.
Brown, S.L. & Gelsthorpe, L. (2022). (Eds.) The Wiley Handbook on What Works with Girls and Women in Conflict with the Law: A Critical Review of Theory, Practice and Policy. In Wiley-Blackwell Series: What Works in Offender Rehabilitation (Series Editors: Leam A. Craig, Louise Dixon, and J. Stephen Wormith). Wiley.
Brown, S. L., Blanchette, K. D., & Dean, R. J. (2019). Are females really more violent and more criminal than ever? In R. D. Morgan (Ed.), The Sage Encyclopedia of Criminal Psychology (pp. 502-505). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Brown, S. L., Blanchette, K. D., & Thapa, S. (2019). Female Crime: Prevalence and Statistics In R. D. Morgan (Ed.), The Sage Encyclopedia of Criminal Psychology (pp. 506-508). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Scott, T. L., Brown, S. L., & Wanamaker, K. A. (2019). Female Offenders: Trends, effective practices, and ongoing debates. In D. Polaschek, A. Day, A., & C. Hollin (Eds.), The Wiley International Handbook of Correctional Psychology. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Brown, S. L., Serin, R., Forth, A., Nunes, K, Bennell, C. & Pozzulo, J. (2017). Psychology of criminal behaviour: A Canadian perspective (2nd Ed.). Toronto: Pearson Education Canada.
Blanchette, K. D., & Brown, S. L. (2006). The assessment and treatment of women offenders: An integrative perspective. Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons Wiley.