Ph.D. Student Bio & Interests
Jenna St. Cyr
Jenna entered the UMSL CCJ Ph.D. program in the fall of 2001. She was awarded an M.A. (2002) and a B.S. (2000) in Criminology
and Criminal Justice from the University of Missouri - St. Louis.
Jenna's research interests include juvenile delinquency, developmental driminology, racial disproportionality in the juvenile justice system, research methods, and criminal justice policy.
As a student, Jenna has authored several publications including: St. Cyr, Jenna L. 2003. “The Folk Devil Reacts: Gangs and Moral Panic.” Criminal Justice Review, 28(1): 26-46.
St. Cyr, Jenna L. and Scott H. Decker. 2003. “Guys, Girls, and Gangs: Convergence or Divergence in the Gendered Construction of Gangs and Groups.” Journal of Criminal Justice, 31(5): 423-433.
Urban, Lynn S., Jenna L. St. Cyr, and Scott H. Decker. 2003. “Goal Conflict in the Juvenile Court: the Evolution of Sentencing Practices in the United States.” Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 19(4): 454-479.
St. Cyr, Jenna L. Scott H. Decker. and G.D. Curry. “Disproportionate Minority Confinement in the City of St. Louis: An Analysis of Police, Referral, and Detention Data.” Presented to the Advisory Board of the 22nd Judicial Circuit Family Court—Juvenile Division. September 25, 2002.
St. Cyr, Jenna L. and Scott H. Decker. “Disproportionate Minority Confinement Report: Year and Offense Specific Results.” Prepared for the Advisory Board of the 22nd Judicial Circuit Family Court—Juvenile Division. October, 2003.
For relaxation, Jenna like to hang out with her best friend Mattie.