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Margaret Stevenson

University of Evansville

Evansville, IN 47722

United States

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A Call to Dismantle Systemic Racism in Criminal Legal Systems 

Law and Human Behavior, volume 46, issue 6, 2022[10.1037/lhb0000510]
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 21 Apr 2025 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2026
Cynthia Najdowski and Margaret Stevenson
University at Albany, State University of New York and University of Evansville
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race, criminal justice, policing, sentencing, incarceration

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Criminal Juries in the 21st Century: A Case-Study Introduction to Contemporary Issues

Criminal Juries in the 21st Century: A Case-Study Introduction to Contemporary Issues, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 21 Apr 2018
Margaret Stevenson and Cynthia Najdowski
University of Evansville and University at Albany, State University of New York
Downloads 202 (380,469)

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jury decision making, criminal jury, legal decision making, psychology and law, psycholegal research

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Understanding adults' perceptions of juvenile offenders

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 08 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2024
Margaret Stevenson, Cynthia Najdowski, Bette Bottoms and T. M. Haegerich
University of Evansville, University at Albany, State University of New York, University of Illinois at Chicago and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 101 (689,572)
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The Application of Sex Offender Registry Laws to Juvenile Offenders: Biases Against Stigmatized Adolescents

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 08 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2024
Jessica M. Salerno, Margaret Stevenson, Cynthia Najdowski, Tisha Wiley, Bette Bottoms and C. Liana Peter-Hagene
Cornell University, University of Evansville, University at Albany, State University of New York, Government of the United States of America - National Institutes of Health (NIH), University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Illinois at Chicago
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juvenile offenders, sex offenders, sex offender registration, prejudice, discrimination, bias, punishment

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A Historical Review and Resource Guide to the Scholarship of Teaching and Training in Psychology and Law and Forensic Psychology

Najdowski, C. J., Bottoms, B. L., Stevenson, M. C., & Veilleux, J. C. (2015, June 8). A Historical Review and Resource Guide to the Scholarship of Teaching and Training in Psychology and Law and Forensic Psychology. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, Training and Education in Professional Psychology, volume 9, issue 3, 2015[10.1037/tep0000095]
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 16 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2026
Cynthia Najdowski, Bette Bottoms, Margaret Stevenson and Jennifer Veilleux
University at Albany, State University of New York, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Evansville and University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Downloads 34 (1,304,549)

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education, forensic psychology, psychology and law, teaching, training

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Knowledge of Juvenile Sex Offender Registration Laws Predicts Adolescent Sexual Behavior

Margaret C. Stevenson , Cynthia J. Najdowski & Tisha R. A. Wiley (2013): Knowledge of Juvenile Sex Offender Registration Laws Predicts Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 22:1, 103-118, Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, volume 22, issue 1, 2013[10.1080/10538712.2013.744376]
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 16 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2026
Margaret Stevenson, Cynthia Najdowski and Tisha Wiley
University of Evansville, University at Albany, State University of New York and Government of the United States of America - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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adolescent, sexual crime, risky sexual activity, early sexual activity

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Adolescent Sex Offender Registration Policy: Perspectives on General Deterrence Potential From Criminology and Developmental Psychology

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, Vol. 22, No. 1, 114 –125, 2016, Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, volume 22, issue 1, 2016[10.1037/law0000059]
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 12 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2026
Cynthia Najdowski, Hayley Cleary and Margaret Stevenson
University at Albany, State University of New York, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and University of Evansville
Downloads 27 (1,372,601)
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sex offending, registration, adolescents, deterrence, public policy

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Jurors' Perceptions of Juvenile Offenders Tried in Adult Criminal Court Court

Journal of Experimental Criminology, volume 16, issue 4, 2020[10.1007/s11292-019-09396-9]
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 08 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2026
Margaret Stevenson, Cynthia Najdowski, Bette Bottoms and Maria Vargas
University of Evansville, University at Albany, State University of New York, University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Illinois at Chicago
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Psychological Mechanisms Underlying Support for Juvenile Sex Offender Registry Laws: Prototypes, Moral Outrage, and Perceived Threat

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 07 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2024
Jessica M. Salerno, Cynthia Najdowski, Margaret Stevenson, Tisha Wiley, Bette Bottoms, Roberto Vaca and Pamela Pimentel
Cornell University, University at Albany, State University of New York, University of Evansville, Government of the United States of America - National Institutes of Health (NIH), University of Illinois at Chicago, Independent and Independent
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Public Attitudes Toward Applying Sex Offender Registration Laws to Juvenile Offenders

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 08 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2024
Margaret Stevenson, Jessica M. Salerno, Tisha Wiley, Cynthia Najdowski, Bette Bottoms and R. A. Doran
University of Evansville, Cornell University, Government of the United States of America - National Institutes of Health (NIH), University at Albany, State University of New York, University of Illinois at Chicago and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 21 (1,448,301)
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Public Perceptions of Registry Laws for Juvenile Sex Offenders

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 08 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2024
C. E. Reynolds, Cynthia Najdowski, Jessica M. Salerno, Margaret Stevenson, Tisha Wiley and Bette Bottoms
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University at Albany, State University of New York, Cornell University, University of Evansville, Government of the United States of America - National Institutes of Health (NIH) and University of Illinois at Chicago
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The Influence of a Juvenile's Abuse History on Support for Sex Offender Registration

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, DOI/10.1037/law0000028, 2015, Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, volume 21, issue 1, 2015[10.1037/law0000028]
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 16 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2026
Margaret Stevenson, Cynthia Najdowski, Jessica M. Salerno, Tisha Wiley, Bette Bottoms and Katlyn Farnum
University of Evansville, University at Albany, State University of New York, Cornell University, Government of the United States of America - National Institutes of Health (NIH), University of Illinois at Chicago and College of Saint Rose
Downloads 10 (1,541,665)

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child sexual abuse, juvenile sex offending, legal decision making, attributions, public policy

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Criminal Juries in the 21st Century: Contemporary Issues, Psychological Science, and the Law

Posted: 10 Dec 2024 Last Revised: 29 Jan 2025
Cynthia Najdowski and Margaret Stevenson
University at Albany, State University of New York and University of Evansville

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jury, decision-making, jury decision-making, juror decision-making, attitudes, technology, emotion, psychology