Kwanele Shishane
Biographic Data
| ID | 190955 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kwanele Shishane |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kwanele |
| FAMILY NAME | Shishane |
| SIGNATURE | SHISHANE K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bedfordshire |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7274-6408 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Risk typology: Differentiating between patterns of non-criminogenic needs and criminogenic risk for African American girls
Black girls are disproportionately represented in the juvenile justice system, yet standard risk assessments seldom capture the intersecting effects of race, gender, trauma, and structural disadvantage. This study tests whether cumulative scores from the Ohio Youth Assessment System Disposition Tool accurately reflect the needs of justice-involved Black girls. Using data from 485 youth, a two-step cluster analysis identified four distinct risk ty…
Beyond monolithic threat: Understanding risk typology in court-involved Black male youth
Black male youth are at greatest risk of disparate contact and detention in the U.S. juvenile justice system. This study aims to identify recidivism risk/need patterns among African American male youth in the Ohio juvenile justice system, utilizing cluster analysis of risk assessment data from the Ohio Youth Assessment System-Disposition (OYAS-DIS). We found four distinct risk patterns and accompanying recidivism rates in the Black male youth pop…
People Here Are Their Own Gods’: The Migration of South African Social Workers to England
The migration of social workers has become an established trend internationally. Existing research largely ignored the impact of culture on this migration. The study presented here focused on the experiences of social workers who were trained in South Africa and migrated to England. South African-trained social workers had to adjust to significant cultural differences, ranging from the place of religion, the characteristics of the family and pare…
Guaranteed income: Experiences of African American mothers in the Magnolia Mother’s Trust Project
The Magnolia Mother’s Trust Project seeks to spotlight the impact of consumer sovereignty inherent in cash transfers to low-income single mothers. The project offered a guaranteed income benefit of $12,000 for one year to 110 Black single mothers in Jackson, Mississippi. Participants were within 200% of the poverty threshold. The aim of this investigation is to describe the project and report preliminary findings of outcomes related to community …
Guaranteed income: Experiences of African American mothers in the Magnolia Mother’s Trust Project
The Magnolia Mother’s Trust Project seeks to spotlight the impact of consumer sovereignty inherent in cash transfers to low-income single mothers. The project offered a guaranteed income benefit of $12,000 for one year to 110 Black single mothers in Jackson, Mississippi. Participants were within 200% of the poverty threshold. The aim of this investigation is to describe the project and report preliminary findings of outcomes related to community …
Beyond monolithic threat: Understanding risk typology in court-involved Black male youth
Black male youth are at greatest risk of disparate contact and detention in the U.S. juvenile justice system. This study aims to identify recidivism risk/need patterns among African American male youth in the Ohio juvenile justice system, utilizing cluster analysis of risk assessment data from the Ohio Youth Assessment System-Disposition (OYAS-DIS). We found four distinct risk patterns and accompanying recidivism rates in the Black male youth pop…
People Here Are Their Own Gods’: The Migration of South African Social Workers to England
The migration of social workers has become an established trend internationally. Existing research largely ignored the impact of culture on this migration. The study presented here focused on the experiences of social workers who were trained in South Africa and migrated to England. South African-trained social workers had to adjust to significant cultural differences, ranging from the place of religion, the characteristics of the family and pare…
Guaranteed income: Experiences of African American mothers in the Magnolia Mother’s Trust Project
The Magnolia Mother’s Trust Project seeks to spotlight the impact of consumer sovereignty inherent in cash transfers to low-income single mothers. The project offered a guaranteed income benefit of $12,000 for one year to 110 Black single mothers in Jackson, Mississippi. Participants were within 200% of the poverty threshold. The aim of this investigation is to describe the project and report preliminary findings of outcomes related to community …
Beyond monolithic threat: Understanding risk typology in court-involved Black male youth
Black male youth are at greatest risk of disparate contact and detention in the U.S. juvenile justice system. This study aims to identify recidivism risk/need patterns among African American male youth in the Ohio juvenile justice system, utilizing cluster analysis of risk assessment data from the Ohio Youth Assessment System-Disposition (OYAS-DIS). We found four distinct risk patterns and accompanying recidivism rates in the Black male youth pop…
Risk typology: Differentiating between patterns of non-criminogenic needs and criminogenic risk for African American girls
Black girls are disproportionately represented in the juvenile justice system, yet standard risk assessments seldom capture the intersecting effects of race, gender, trauma, and structural disadvantage. This study tests whether cumulative scores from the Ohio Youth Assessment System Disposition Tool accurately reflect the needs of justice-involved Black girls. Using data from 485 youth, a two-step cluster analysis identified four distinct risk ty…
Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (2 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (2 works) · African american (1 works)