Dr. Daftary-Kapur is an Associate Professor of Justice Studies at Montclair State University. She teaches Perspectives on Justice Studies and Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice at the undergraduate level. Her interests lie primarily in adolescent decision making and legal competencies presently focused on plea deal decision making. Her secondary area of research is jury decision making. Dr. Daftary-Kapur is currently working on a multi-year project examining decision making in youth charged as adults in New York State.