Desistance-Focused Treatment and Asset-Based Programming for Juvenile Offender Reintegration: A Review of Research Evidence

Menon, Sujeeta E.; Cheung, Monit

doi:10.1007/s10560-018-0542-8

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“…Specifically, it underscores the importance of promoting identity formation (e.g., as part of professional mentorship) and providing support to family members in taking active roles in the identity development of the adolescent. This corroborates a recent review of research on desistance-focused treatment and programming for juvenile offender reintegration (Menon & Cheung, 2018). This review identified the need to develop a positive identity as one of the top assets that help adolescents reintegrate back to the community.…”

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Identity Distress, Parental Response, and Problem Behaviors in Juvenile Justice-Involved Boys

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Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Youth involved with the juvenile justice system are not exempt from experiencing identity-related turmoil that is common during adolescence. Parents’ responses may exacerbate or mitigate this turmoil and, in turn, youth problem behaviors. Thus, this study investigated identity distress as a mediator of the relationship between parental response to adolescents’ distress and their problem behaviors among 113 detained males aged 12 to 18 ( Mage = 15.3, SD = 1.44) in Connecticut, USA. Participants completed measures of identity distress, parental response to their developmental distress, and multiple problem behaviors. A latent mediation model indicated that a supportive parental response was directly associated with decreased problem behaviors, whereas an avoidant parental response was indirectly associated with increased problem behaviors through increased identity distress. Developmentally salient identity-related distress of juveniles and the corresponding response of their parents are important to consider in understanding youth externalizing problem behaviors within the juvenile justice system.

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Identity Distress, Parental Response, and Problem Behaviors in Juvenile Justice-Involved Boys

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2020

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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“…Being a member of society is important for juveniles due to the roles they are expected to take in the future (Menon & Cheung, 2018). Moreover, being involved in society and reintegration programs can lead to a sense of empowerment and increased readiness to be accepted into society, thus decreasing the potential for future offending (Kim & Gerber, 2012).…”

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“…Moreover, being involved in society and reintegration programs can lead to a sense of empowerment and increased readiness to be accepted into society, thus decreasing the potential for future offending (Kim & Gerber, 2012). However, the empowerment can only come through healthy support by the community, as opposed to discrimination and injustice that juvenile offenders "navigate through" (Menon & Cheung, 2018). They need to be given time and chance to gain experiences that allow them to learn the consequence of their antisocial behaviour, without putting a mortgage on their future (Zimring, 2000).…”

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Attitudes towards juvenile offenders in Serbia – an exploratory study

2021

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In this study, we explored the attitudes of the general public towards juvenile offenders. Participants (N=1264), aged 18-87 (M=34), responded to a 17-item scale created based on public comments to news about juvenile offending on news portals and social media. Socio-demographic characteristics were also collected. The analysis revealed three interpretable factors: Fatalistic view, Accountability, and Family factors. The highest scores were obtained on the Accountability and the lowest on the Fatalistic view factor. Older participants, participants who are married, those who are parents, men, lower educated, and participants from rural areas hold harsher attitudes towards juvenile offenders. Those who have not had contact with juvenile offenders tend to attribute more responsibility to family factors. Of those who have been in contact with juvenile offenders, those who have higher scores on Fatalistic view and Accountability describe the contact as more negative.

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“…Desistance. Criminal deterrence, also known as desistance, is defined as successful and sustained reintegration into the community, presumably with regular service delivery and maintained follow-ups of individual's treatment goals and motivations (Menon & Cheung, 2018). These motivations may be intrinsic (internally motivated, pursuing an ideal self or selfactualisation) or extrinsic (motivated by external individuals who are important to the youth, opportunities, and other environmental factors).…”

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“…There are a range of potential outcomes that can qualify as "successful reintegration" depending upon the offender's criminal profile and mental health status (being among the strongest predictors of juvenile recidivism; Aalsma et al, 2015). In a meta-analysis by Menon and Cheung (2018) of twelve studies analysing methods of successful reintegration by former juvenile offenders, they found that success predominantly included professional mentorship, community-based supervision, risk-and-need responsivity, gender-specific programs, and factors of socialisation. The same study also identified services that assisted these youths in their desistance; these services included social competencies and skill-building, external support (i.e., from a core social and professional treatment network), commitment to learning, positive values, personal goals, constructive time-planning, and empowerment and personal agency.…”

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Carrying Disaster Lightly: Assessment of Resilience in Two Populations with Psychopathic Features

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Psychopathic traits are typically associated with antisocial and offending outcomes. In contrast, resilience (adaptive functioning despite risks) has been found helpful for pursuing positive outcomes (e.g., desistance). To determine the relationship between psychopathy, resilience, and antisocial or offending outcomes, two studies were conducted using two diverse samples: youngadult university students (N = 488) and youth offenders (N = 1,354). In the student young-adult sample, resilience mediated the relationship between psychopathy and antisocial behaviour. In the criminal youth sample, psychopathy had a stable relationship (i.e., consistent predictive validity) with offending over time; resilience was dynamic, its effect deteriorating over longer periods. Agency-related (internal) resilience was found to be more prevalent in females than males and significantly predicted desistance. This runs counter to relational-cultural theory, given that Social-related (external) resilience did not predict desistance in females. Future research should continue to examine gendered effects of internal and external resilience traits.

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Desistance-Focused Treatment and Asset-Based Programming for Juvenile Offender Reintegration: A Review of Research Evidence

Cited by 11 publications

References 34 publications

Identity Distress, Parental Response, and Problem Behaviors in Juvenile Justice-Involved Boys

Identity Distress, Parental Response, and Problem Behaviors in Juvenile Justice-Involved Boys

Attitudes towards juvenile offenders in Serbia – an exploratory study

Carrying Disaster Lightly: Assessment of Resilience in Two Populations with Psychopathic Features

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