Elizabeth Cauffman's research cited in Supreme Court decision

SCOTUS strikes down mandatory life sentences without parole for juveniles, referencing the UCI professor’s developmental psychology findings.

UC Irvine News Brief: Elizabeth Cauffman awarded $3.8 million for study of juvenile offenders

Associate professor of psychology & social behavior and education will use funding from the MacArthur Foundation and the federal Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention to determine which youths – in the future – could be diverted from formal processing.

A trio of participants graduating from the Orange County Young Adult Court in October 2021 bookend two of the program’s key collaborators, Orange County Superior Court Judge Maria Hernandez (second from left) and UCI Professor Elizabeth Cauffman (center).

UCI awarded $10.1 million grant to expand O.C. Young Adult Court study

Funding will provide more extensive wraparound services for program participants

Elizabeth Cauffman, professor of psychological science

National Institute of Justice funds UCI evaluation of new Orange County Jail program

Research will gauge effectiveness of measures to curb recidivism among young men

UCI Podcast Indicator

UCI Podcast: A second chance for teens marked by felony’s scarlet letter

Elizabeth Cauffman partners with Orange County on two programs to make juvenile justice more just

Dr. Krishnansu Tewari

UCI receives record $592 million in research funding for fiscal 2020-21

12 percent more than last year, amount reflects strong support for campus mission

Million-dollar grant supports research on family engagement among the incarcerated

Social ecology team to lead the comprehensive assessment

Elizabeth Cauffman, professor of psychological science

Making juvenile justice more just

Innovative O.C. Young Adult Court gives youthful offenders a second chance

Most Influential: Meet Orange County’s 100 top influencers for 2020

Orange County Register, Dec. 20, 2020

Commentary: Release nonviolent juvenile offenders from custody to protect them from COVID-19

Daily Pilot, April 8, 2020