Kenya Brumfield-Young, MLS, MSCJ

Assistant Professor; Internship Coordinator
Criminology and Criminal Justice

Courses Taught

Introduction to Criminal Justice; Juvenile Justice and Delinquency; Race and Crime; Internship Seminar

Education

Ph.D. Social Work, St. Louis University (In Progress as of 2022)
MLS, Law, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, 2014
M.S., Criminal Justice, Columbia College, 2012
B.A., Psychology, Columbia College, 2011
B.A., Criminal Justice, Columbia College, 2009

Research Interests

Juvenile Delinquency;
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention;
Juvenile Justice,
Risk Dependency in Youth with Chronically Delinquent Behaviors
and Exposure to Trauma;
Crime Policy,
Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sexuality, and the Criminal Justice System,
Court Systems

Publications and Media Placements

Newspaper Articles

Brumfield-Young, K. (2020, June 30). Black Lives Matter – but Not in Here. The St. Louis American: http://www.stlamerican.com/news/columnists/guest_columnists/black-lives-matter-just-not-in-here/article_732d9f06-bb30-11ea-88de-cb76991bff65.html

Brumfield-Young, K. (2020, August 10). Pandemic Crime Spike Met with Tough-on-Crime-Legislation. The St. Louis American: https://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/pandemic-crime-spike-met-with-tough-on-crime-legislation/article_a392b2a4-db41-11ea-8cff-c76e9a3d2608.html

Brumfield-Young, K. (2020, August 21). There's a Reason Why They Call It Juvenile. The Southeast Missourian.

Television

KMOV Channel 4, (2022-June-09) 18-year-old injured while trying to escape from North City youth center: https://www.kmov.com/video/2022/06/10/year-old-injured-while-trying-escape-north-city-youth-center/

KMOV Channel 4, (2022-June-09) 18-year-old injured while trying to escape from North City youth center: https://www.kmov.com/video/2022/06/10/year-old-injured-while-trying-escape-north-city-youth-center/

KSDK Channel 5, (2022-May-31) Teens escaped St. Louis County juvenile detention center through broken window: https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/teens-escaped-juvenile-detention-center-broken-window/63-102f3514-25de-4ba3-95b8-4b715432984c

KMOV Channel 4, (2022-January-02) Families Advocating Safe Streets planning new solutions to curb gun violence in St. Louis: (previous link) https://www.kmov.com/news/families-advocating-safe-streets-planning-new-solutions-to-curb-gun-violence-in-st-louis/article_384a19e2-6a92-11ec-b13c-7b75a507fb4f.html

KSDK Channel 5, (2021-December-15) I-Team: 4 teens who escaped from St. Louis juvenile center still on the run, previous link: https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/investigations/teens-escaped-st-louis-juvenile-center-on-the-run/63-1d2e7e0e-47a7-4428-9996-37b1993a7e06

KMOV Channel 4, (2021-November-06). Dutchtown residents don't feel safe despite drop in crime, SLU professor explains: https://www.kmov.com/news/dutchtown-residents-dont-feel-safe-despite-drop-in-crime-slu-professor-explains/article_09ef678a-3f6a-11ec-9873-bb905e3a7804.html

KSDK Channel 5, (2021-November-17). How a new Missouri policy could be leading to more escapes at juvenile facility: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuTf78rBIOc

KSDK Channel 5, (2021-April-07). Will St. Louis Mayor-elect Tishaura Jones' crime deterrence plan work? The I-Team asks the experts, https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/st-louis-mayor-elect-tishaura-jones-crime-plan-experts/63-91a55f83-8e8b-409d-80ec-8b9c39059a87

KSDK Channel 5. (2021, April 7). Will St. Louis Mayor-elect Tishaura Jones' crime deterrence plan work? The I-Team asks the experts. 5 On Your Side: https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/st-louis-mayor-elect-tishaura-jones-crime-plan-experts/63-91a55f83-8e8b-409d-80ec-8b9c39059a87

Professional Organizations and Associations

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, member
American Society of Criminology, member
Criminal Justice Club – Faculty Liaison
Gamma Beta chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honor Society – Chapter Advisor
Caring for Kids - STL - Vice President - Board of Directors
St. Louis County Juvenile Justice Association - Advisory Board

Community Work and Service

Professor Brumfield-Young partners with community members and local and state policymakers to help develop trauma-informed frameworks and strategies to address contributing social factors of crime such as community trauma. In addition, Professor Brumfield-Young works as an academic partner with legal teams, families, and community partners on wrongful conviction cases, juvenile justice policy, and other criminal justice policies.

Professor Brumfield-Young served as a board member for the Northwest Academy of Law's Criminal Justice 2+2 Program. The 2+2 Program allowed high school students to earn two credits towards their criminal justice degree at a local community college while still attending high school.

Professor Brumfield-Young collaborates with the SLPS as a Board member for the Northwest Academy of Law's Criminal Justice 2+2 Program. The 2+2 Program allows high school students to earn two credits towards their criminal justice degree at a local community college while still attending high school.

Professor Brumfield-Young also collaborates with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Saint Louis University's Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, and Integrated Health Network on the Community Resource and Needs Screening (CRANS) program at the St. Louis Justice Center. The goal is to screen and recommend recently arrested persons to appropriate community resources and reduce community victimization, offending, and jail recidivism.

Additionally, Professor Brumfield-Young works in partnership with local non-profit agencies to review data regarding juvenile delinquency, response to delinquency, and disproportionate minority representation in the criminal justice system.