Legal Cynicism as a Mechanism Linking Childhood Risk to Young Adult Arrest
Published online on June 29, 2026
Abstract
Youth & Society, Ahead of Print.
Prior research shows that adolescents with higher levels of legal cynicism are more likely to experience arrest in young adulthood, yet less is known about how different forms of childhood disadvantage shape legal cynicism and later criminal legal system ...
Prior research shows that adolescents with higher levels of legal cynicism are more likely to experience arrest in young adulthood, yet less is known about how different forms of childhood disadvantage shape legal cynicism and later criminal legal system ...