Henderson, Brit2024-02-092024-02-092023https://hdl.handle.net/11299/260638University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. ---2023. Major: Sociology. Advisor: Ann Meier. 1 computer file (PDF); vii, 192 pages.This three-paper dissertation project includes an examination of county-level young adult arrest rate trajectories over several decades and their association with various measures of county ecological context. Then, I assess the extent to which there is spatial patterning in young adult arrest rates, above and beyond ecological measures of place. Finally, I offer an initial exploration into the connection between county young adult arrest rates and county mental health outcomes.enarrestcountycrime trendsspatialtrajectoryyoung adultThesis or Dissertation