Brook Kearley
Biographic Data
| ID | 6753448 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brook Kearley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brook |
| FAMILY NAME | Kearley |
| SIGNATURE | KEARLEY B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, Baltimore |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2765-9476 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Exploring Black civil society perspectives of drug decriminalization reforms in the Baltimore context
Drug decriminalization is gaining recognition in academic and policy settings as an intervention to address the increasingly volatile drug crisis and achieve racially equitable drug policy reform in the United States. However, few studies elicit grassroots perspectives of Black communities most affected by legal change. This study explored the perspectives of Black civil society stakeholders on drug decriminalization to inform policy. From 2021 t…
What’s in a Name? The Framing of Gang Interventions in a City with No “Gangs.”
This study examines an observed contradiction in a city with a high level of group-based youth violence and some juvenile justice stakeholders who deny the presence of gangs. Drawing on interviews and focus groups, we use framing theory to understand how definitions of gangs are constructed and contested. We attend to the language and rhetorical strategies used by stakeholders and find two distinct frames at work which we call “community health” …
Reducing Crime Among Youth at Risk for Gang Involvement
Research Summary No gang prevention or intervention programs meet the standards for effectiveness promulgated by Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development. This randomized controlled trial of a well‐known program—Functional Family Therapy—that was modified to address the needs of gang‐involved adolescents yields two main findings. First, youth at high risk for gang membership and their families engaged with and successfully completed the program a…
Effectiveness of Drug Treatment Courts
Research Summary: Study randomly assigned 235 offenders to drug treatment court (DTC) or “treatment as usual.” Analyses of official records collected over a two‐year follow‐up period show that DTC is reducing crime in a population of drug‐addicted offenders. DTC subjects who participated in treatment were significantly less likely to recidivate than were both untreated drug court subjects and control subjects. Policy Implications: Continued enthu…
Effectiveness of Drug Treatment Courts
Research Summary: Study randomly assigned 235 offenders to drug treatment court (DTC) or “treatment as usual.” Analyses of official records collected over a two‐year follow‐up period show that DTC is reducing crime in a population of drug‐addicted offenders. DTC subjects who participated in treatment were significantly less likely to recidivate than were both untreated drug court subjects and control subjects. Policy Implications: Continued enthu…
Reducing Crime Among Youth at Risk for Gang Involvement
Research Summary No gang prevention or intervention programs meet the standards for effectiveness promulgated by Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development. This randomized controlled trial of a well‐known program—Functional Family Therapy—that was modified to address the needs of gang‐involved adolescents yields two main findings. First, youth at high risk for gang membership and their families engaged with and successfully completed the program a…
Effectiveness of Drug Treatment Courts
Research Summary: Study randomly assigned 235 offenders to drug treatment court (DTC) or “treatment as usual.” Analyses of official records collected over a two‐year follow‐up period show that DTC is reducing crime in a population of drug‐addicted offenders. DTC subjects who participated in treatment were significantly less likely to recidivate than were both untreated drug court subjects and control subjects. Policy Implications: Continued enthu…
Reducing Crime Among Youth at Risk for Gang Involvement
Research Summary No gang prevention or intervention programs meet the standards for effectiveness promulgated by Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development. This randomized controlled trial of a well‐known program—Functional Family Therapy—that was modified to address the needs of gang‐involved adolescents yields two main findings. First, youth at high risk for gang membership and their families engaged with and successfully completed the program a…
What’s in a Name? The Framing of Gang Interventions in a City with No “Gangs.”
This study examines an observed contradiction in a city with a high level of group-based youth violence and some juvenile justice stakeholders who deny the presence of gangs. Drawing on interviews and focus groups, we use framing theory to understand how definitions of gangs are constructed and contested. We attend to the language and rhetorical strategies used by stakeholders and find two distinct frames at work which we call “community health” …
Exploring Black civil society perspectives of drug decriminalization reforms in the Baltimore context
Drug decriminalization is gaining recognition in academic and policy settings as an intervention to address the increasingly volatile drug crisis and achieve racially equitable drug policy reform in the United States. However, few studies elicit grassroots perspectives of Black communities most affected by legal change. This study explored the perspectives of Black civil society stakeholders on drug decriminalization to inform policy. From 2021 t…
Political science (4 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (3 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works)