Predicting youth assault and institutional danger in juvenile correctional facilities

•Positive Achievement Change Tool-Prescreen did not predict youth assault for the sample.•Positive Achievement Change Tool-Prescreen was more effective at predicting institutional danger than youth assault.•Positive Achievement Change Tool-Prescreen performed best for Whites than minorities for inst...

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Published in:Journal of criminal justice 2018-09, Vol.58, p.47-55
Main Authors: Rembert, David A., Threadcraft-Walker, Whitney, Henderson, Howard, Jackson, Robin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assaults
Juvenile correctional institutions
Juvenile detention centers
Youth
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Summary:•Positive Achievement Change Tool-Prescreen did not predict youth assault for the sample.•Positive Achievement Change Tool-Prescreen was more effective at predicting institutional danger than youth assault.•Positive Achievement Change Tool-Prescreen performed best for Whites than minorities for institutional danger.
ISSN:0047-2352
1873-6203
DOI:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2018.07.003