Meg Forney

Associate Professor

Monmouth University

Affiliations

Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities & Social Sciences

Criminal Justice

Institute for Global Understanding

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Meg Forney is currently serving as a Criminal Justice Associate Professor at Monmouth University.

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Meg Forney

Monmouth University

Associate Professor

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criminology psychology social sciences deviance (sociology) developmental psychology journalism developmental biology developmental psychopathology mental health experimental criminology criminal justice theoretical criminology developmental science applied developmental psychology crisis management psychological trauma penology adult development community policing juvenile delinquency community-level effects deterrence strategy between-person effects unstructured socializing antisocial influence peer resistance probation levers case processing group violence intervention law enforcement activities young adulthood psychosocial maturity physical health

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: A Qualitative Exploration of Life‐Course Posttraumatic Growth for Individuals Formerly Sentenced to Juvenile Life Without Parole. Criminology (2026)

deviance (sociology)juvenile delinquencypsychologypsychological trauma

Old School is out: How Crisis Intervention Team Training is Reshaping Policing. Policing A Journal of Policy and Practice (2025)

community policingcriminologycrisis managementpublic policyeducation

Mental and Physical Health, Psychosocial Maturity, and Desistance in Young Adulthood. Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology (2023)

Jeffrey T. WardNathan W. LinkMegan Forney

developmental psychologyyoung adulthoodmental healthcriminologypsychosocial maturitypsychologyphysical healthadult development

Unpacking Within- and Between-Person Effects of Unstructured Socializing and Differential Association on Solo- and Co-Offending. Journal of Criminal Justice (2020)

Jeffrey T. WardMegan Forney

between-person effectscriminologysocial sciencesunstructured socializingcriminal justicejournalism

Identity, Peer Resistance, and Antisocial Influence: Modeling Direct and Indirect Causes of Desistance. Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology (2019)

Megan ForneyJeffrey T. Ward

developmental psychologyantisocial influencedeviance (sociology)criminologytheoretical criminologypsychologypeer resistancedevelopmental biologydevelopmental sciencedevelopmental psychopathologyapplied developmental psychologybehavioral sciences

Law Enforcement Activities of Philadelphia’s Group Violence Intervention: An Examination of Arrest, Case Processing, and Probation Levers. Police Quarterly (2019)

Caterina G. RomanMegan ForneyJordan M. HyattHannah J. KleinNathan W. Link

probation leverscase processingcriminologylawgroup violence interventionlaw enforcement activities

Assessing the Gang-Level and Community-Level Effects of the Philadelphia Focused Deterrence Strategy. Journal of Experimental Criminology (2018)

Caterina G. RomanNathan W. LinkJordan M. HyattAvinash BhatiMegan Forney

penologycriminologysocial sciencesexperimental criminologycommunity-level effectsdeterrence strategy