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Calley, Nancy G.; Richardson, Emily M. – Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling, 2011
This study examined factors influencing clinician predictions of recidivism for juvenile offenders, including youth age at initial juvenile justice system involvement, youth age at discharge, program completion status, clinician perception of strength of the therapeutic relationship, and clinician perception of youth commitment to treatment.…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Juvenile Justice, Prediction, Influences
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Kerig, Patricia K.; Moeddel, Melissa Arnzen; Becker, Stephen P. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2011
This study investigated the sensitivity and specificity of the most widely used mental health screening instrument in juvenile detention, the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument (MAYSI-2), for detecting trauma and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among detained youth. The MAYSI-2 scales measuring Substance Use,…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Prediction, Juvenile Justice, Depression (Psychology)
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Stevens, Tia; Morash, Merry; Park, Suyeon – Youth & Society, 2011
Based on resilience and feminist criminological theories, several individual, family, and community characteristics were hypothesized to predict late-adolescent delinquency for girls varying in early-adolescent risk. Girls aged 12 and 13 were interviewed each year as part of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997. Predictors of…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Community Characteristics, Poverty, Delinquency