Psychology of Crime and Delinquency Lab

Recent Publications

Nunno, M.A., Day, D. M., & Bullard, L B. (Eds.) (2008). For our own safety: Examining the safety of high risk interventions for children and young people. Arlington, VA: Child Welfare League of America.

Nunno, M., A., Bullard, L. B., & Day, D. M. (2008). Introduction. In M. A. Nunno, D. M., Day, & L. B. Bullard (Eds.), For our own safety: Examining the safety of high risk interventions for children and young people (pp. ix-xvi). Arlington, VA: Child Welfare League of America.

Day, D. M. (2008). The literature on the therapeutic effectiveness of physical restraints with children and youth. In M. A. Nunno, D. M. Day, & L. B. Bullard (Eds.), For our own safety: Examining the safety of high risk interventions for children and young people (pp. 27-44) Arlington, VA: Child Welfare League of America.

Day, D. M., Nunno, M. A., & Bullard, L.B. (2008). Moving forward. In M. A. Nunno, D. M. Day, & L. B. Bullard (Eds.), For our own safety: Examining the safety of high risk interventions for children and young people (pp. 257-264) Arlington, VA: Child Welfare League of America.

Koegl, C. J., Farrington, D. P., Augimeri, L. K., & Day, D. M. (2008). Evaluation of a targeted cognitive-behavioural program for children with conduct problems – the SNAP Under 12 Outreach Project: Service intensity, age, and gender effects on short and long term outcomes. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 13, 419-434.

Augimeri, L. K., Farrington, D. P., Koegl, C. J., & Day, D. M. (2007). The SNAP Under 12 Outreach Project: Effects of a community-based program for children with conduct problems. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 16, 799-807.

Day, D. M., Bevc, I., Duchesne, T., Rosenthal, J., Rossman, L., & Theodor, F. (2007). Comparison of adult offense prediction methods based on juvenile offense trajectories using cross-validation. Advances and Applications in Statistics, 7, 1-46.

Day, D. M., Peterson-Badali, M., & Ruck. M. D. (2006). The relationship between maternal attitudes and young peoples’ attitudes toward children’s rights. Journal of Adolescence, 29, 193-207.

Recent Conference Presentations

Day, D. M., Bevc, I., Duchesne, T., Rosenthal, J. S., Sun, Y., & Theodor, F. (2007, June). Criminal trajectories from adolescence to adulthood in an Ontario sample of offenders. Poster presented at Canadian Psychological Association/North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference, Ottawa, Ontario

Koegl, C., Augimeri, L., Farrington, D. P., & Day, D. M. (2005, November). A community-based program for children with conduct problems: Immediate and long-term effects. In L. Augimeri (Chair). Children under 12 in conflict with the law: Gender-specific interventions and risk assessment. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Toronto, Ontario.

Milne, C. & Day, D. M. (2005, November).  Restraint use: A legal and psychological perspective.  Invited presentation at the Symposium Reducing Physical Restraint Interventions with Children and Youth: Collaborating on New Approaches to Effectively Intervene with Children and Youth During High Risk Situations, Toronto, Ontario.

Day, D. M. (2005, June). A review of the literature on the effectiveness of physical restraints with children and youth. Invited Presentation at the Symposium Examining the Safety of High Risk Interventions for Children and Young People, Ithaca, New York.

Day, D. M. & Pleydon, A. (2003, August). Identifying the psychosocial and mental health needs of young offenders. Poster presented at the 111th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario.

Day, D. M., Bevc, I., Rosenthal, J., Duchesne, T., Rossman, L., & Theodor, F. (2003, August). Predicting adult offenders’ criminal trajectories from their adolescent criminal trajectories. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario.

Selected Research Reports

Day, D. M., Bevc, I., Theodor, F., Rosenthal, J. S., & Duchesne, T. (2008). Change and continuity in criminal offending: Criminal trajectories of the “Toronto” sample. Final report submitted to the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, Toronto, Ontario.

Day. D. M., (2004). Up to the challenge: Meeting the needs of youth at Covenant House. Report submitted to Covenant House, Toronto, Ontario.

Day, D. M. (2004).  Phase II Evaluation of the ”Durham Under Twelve” Pilot Project (2003-2004). Report submitted to Kinark Child and Family Services, Durham office, Markham, Ontario.

Day, D. M. (2003).  Addressing antisocial behaviour in children: An evaluation of the “Durham Under Twelve” pilot project. Report submitted to Kinark Child and Family Services, Durham office, Markham, Ontario.

Day, D. M. (2002).  The intellectual, social, emotional, and behavioural functioning of youth at Syl Apps Youth Centre, Oakville, Ontario. Report submitted to Kinark Child and Family Services, Syl Apps Youth Centre, Oakville, Ontario.

Day, D. M. (2001). A proposal to evaluate the Northumberland Family Violence Treatment Coalition (NFVTC): Addressing the needs of families in a rural and semi-rural Ontario community. Report submitted to the Northumberland Family Violence Treatment Coalition, Cobourg, Ontario

Day, D. M. (2000). A review of the literature on restraints and seclusion with children and youth: Toward the development of a perspective in practice. Report submitted to The Intersectorial/Interministerial Steering Committee on Behaviour Management Interventions for Children and Youth in Residential and Hospital Settings, Toronto, Ontario.

Day, D. M. (1999). Identifying services, gaps in service, and best practices models for newcomer youth in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA): Results of a survey of key informants. Final report submitted to the Joint Centre of Excellence for Research in Immigration and Settlement (CERIS), Toronto, Ontario

Workshops Conducted

Day, D. M., & Mamak, M. (2002, July). An experiential exercise on values: A modified survivor simulation. Workshop conducted for residents at the Ontario Correctional Institute, Brampton, Ontario.

Schroter, C., Day, D. M., & Gusso, T. (2002, July). Prison-based therapeutic communities. Workshop conducted for staff at Syl Apps Youth Centre, Kinark Child and Family Services, Oakville, Ontario.

Day, D. M. (1999, January). Working with young offenders to reduce the risk of recidivism. Workshop conducted for management and staff at the Hincks-Dellcrest Centre, Toronto, Ontario.