Reducing violence in serious juvenile offenders using intensive treatment

This study reports on the reduction in violent offending in a population of serious and violent juvenile offenders following an intensive institutional treatment program. The treatment group ( N = 101) is compared to a similar group that was assessed but not treated ( N = 147). All youth were sent t...

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Published in:International journal of law and psychiatry 2005-11, Vol.28 (6), p.622-636
Main Authors: Caldwell, Michael F., Van Rybroek, Gregory J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Behavior Therapy - methods
Humans
Juvenile delinquency
Juvenile Delinquency - psychology
Law
Legal theory
Offenders
Psychiatry
Recidivism
Risk management
Violence
Violence - prevention & control
Violence - psychology
Wisconsin
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Summary:This study reports on the reduction in violent offending in a population of serious and violent juvenile offenders following an intensive institutional treatment program. The treatment group ( N = 101) is compared to a similar group that was assessed but not treated ( N = 147). All youth were sent to the program from a juvenile corrections institution where they had received the customary rehabilitation services. The results show a significant reduction in the prevalence of recidivism in the treated group after controlling for time at risk in the community and other covariates. The effects of non-random group assignment were reduced by including a propensity score analysis procedure in the outcome analysis. Untreated comparison youth appeared to be about twice as likely to commit violent offenses as were treated youth (44% vs. 23%). Similarly, treated youth had significantly lower hazard ratios for recidivism in the in the community than the comparison youth, even after accounting for the effects of non-random group assignment.
ISSN:0160-2527
1873-6386
DOI:10.1016/j.ijlp.2004.07.001