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Shelly S Schaefer

Department Affiliations


Specialties

  • Juvenile Justice, Punishment, Sentencing

Educational Background

  • B.A.: Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1999.
  • M.A.: Sociology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2006.
  • Ph.D. Candidate: Sociology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Publications

  • Barry Feld and Shelly Schaefer. 2010. “The Right to Counsel in Juvenile Court The Conundrum of Attorneys as an Aggravating Factor in Dispositions.“ Justice Quarterly 27:713-741.
  • Barry Feld and Shelly Schaefer 2010. “The Right to Counsel in Juvenile Court Law Reform to Deliver Legal Services and Reduce Justice by Geography.“ Criminology and Public Policy 9:327-356.
  • Shelly Schaefer and Chris Uggen. 2009. “Juvenile Delinquency and Desistance.“ Pp. 423-429 in the Handbook of Youth and Young Adulthood, edited by Andy Furlong. Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge Press.
  • Shelly Schaefer. 2008. Review of Aging, Crime, and Society edited by Azrini Wahidin and Maureen Cain. International Criminal Justice Review 18: 249-250.
  • Page, Joshua and Shelly Schaefer. 2010. "Good Enough: Defining Success in Youth Reentry". CURA reporter: under review.

Research Activities

  • Research Analyst: Fourth Judicial District Court, January 2010 - Present
  • Research Assistant: Research assistant to Professor Barry Feld, Fall 2005 - Present
  • Research Assistant: Juvenile Justice Transitions Project, 2007 - Present
  • Project Manager: Minnesota Exits and Entries Project, 2006 - 2009

Professional Activities

  • JDAI Committee Member: Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative , January 2010 - Present
  • Committee Member: Juvenile Justice Steering Committee: Aftercare , 2009 - Present

Courses Taught

  • Sociology 3101: Introduction to American Criminal Justice
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