Beyond monolithic threat: Understanding risk typology in court-involved Black male youth

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Eyitayo OnifadeChristina CampbellKwanele ShishaneSylvia AnnanEmma OdoteiJustin B. Williamsa School of Social Work, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia, USAb Criminology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USAc Society, Community and Health, University of Bedfordshire, Bedford, UKd School of Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USAEyitayo Onifade, Ph.D., M.S.W. is a Full Professor in the Whitney M. Young Jr., School of Social Work at Clark Atlanta University. Author of Healer of the Dead, his current work focuses on reforms of the criminal justice and mental healthcare systems.Christina Campbell is an Associate Professor in the Criminology Department at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Campbell’s primary research interests include delinquency prevention, risk assessment, juvenile justice, child welfare policy, and reducing racial disparities in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems.Dr Kwanele Shishane is a graduate of the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She holds a PhD, a Master’s degree & BA Social Work. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Bedfordshire (United Kingdom). Her research interests include mental health, appetitive aggression, substance use, and recidivism among youth offenders.Sylvia Annan is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Social Work at Clark Atlanta University.Emma Odotei is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Social Work at Clark Atlanta University.Justin B. Williams is a post-doctoral fellow affiliated with the Consortium of Community Scientists and Practitioners. His areas of research include the intersection between criminal justice and public health.

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