Factors involved in decisions on commitment to delinquency programs for first-time juvenile offenders

Fader, Jamie J.; Harris, Philip W.; Jones, Peter R.; Poulin, Mary E.

doi:10.1080/07418820100094921

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“…placement), and the results presented in this model are consistent with those findings. With regard to mental health and substance abuse, our findings are inconsistent with previous literature (Fader et al, 2001;Lyons et al, 2001) revealing that youth with such problems are less likely to be placed. These findings can be almost entirely attributed to the focus of the project.…”

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Diverting multi‐problem youth from juvenile justice: investigating the importance of community influence on placement and recidivism

Hamilton

Sullivan

Veysey

et al. 2006

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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In the U.S., diversion has increasingly become one of the most utilized alternatives to detention of delinquent youth. Programs providing diversion can vary greatly. Variations in program design make it difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of program outcomes. Utilizing hierarchical linear modeling, this study examines variations in outcome for ten program sites of the New York State MH/JJ Diversion Project. Program and youth predictors were evaluated on two outcomes: out-of- community placement and recidivism. At the individual level, significant mental health and substance abuse problems, age, prior placements, and use of wraparound funds were predictive of youth placements, while significant substance abuse problems were predictive of recidivism. Program variations were found to have a significant impact on youth outcomes. Specifically, sites providing direct (or "in house") care had significantly reduced rates of placement. Study results and implications for future research are discussed.

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Diverting multi‐problem youth from juvenile justice: investigating the importance of community influence on placement and recidivism

Hamilton

Sullivan

Veysey

et al. 2006

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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“…Similar to some extralegal factors, such as age or school status, mental health problems are considered relevant in disposition outcomes (Fader, Harris, Jones, & Poulin, 2001). Mental health problems have implications for treatment and public safety, but they also allow the opportunity for unwarranted disparities to arise.…”

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Incarcerating Youth With Mental Health Problems

White

2016

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

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Mental health problems among youth in the juvenile justice system are of particular concern given their high prevalence rate. The current study applies attribution theory and focal concerns to examine how mental health problems influence the judicial decision to commit youth to confinement. Furthermore, the study examines whether the effect of mental health problems is conditioned by race and ethnicity, hypothesizing that minorities with mental health problems will be treated more severely than Whites with mental health problems. Using administrative court records from Maricopa County, AZ (n ¼ 5,501), findings reveal that mental health problems increased the likelihood of confinement, and this effect was moderated by race. Implications for theory and policy are discussed.

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“…Another possible common cause explanation is comorbidity. That is, youths with mental disorders exhibit greater prevalence, frequency, and/or seriousness of delinquency and substance use (Elliott, Huizinga, & Menard, 1989; Loeber, Stouthamer-Loeber, & White, 1999; Molina & Pelham, 2003; Weinberg & Glantz, 1999) and these behaviors are important predictors of arrest and custodial placement decisions (Fader et al, 2001; Sanborn, 1996). Finally, both mental health and juvenile justice processing may be a function of other behaviors, including interactions at school and with peers.…”

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Effects of Institutional Confinement for Delinquency on Levels of Depression and Anxiety Among Male Adolescents

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Shi

Hirschfield

et al. 2010

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

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Youth within the juvenile justice system report higher rates of mental illnesses than their peers. This study tested whether institutional confinement increases levels of depression and anxiety among male adolescents. We examined heterogeneous trajectories of depression and anxiety from ages 11 to 14 for 510 male adolescents. Youths who were first placed in custody at age 15 (treatment group) were matched with control boys (no official arrest or reported confinement during adolescence) within each trajectory group using a propensity score matching procedure. Matches were found for 37 pairs for depression and 34 pairs for anxiety. There were no significant differences between the confined and control groups in levels of depression or anxiety at age 16. More research is needed to identify aspects of the juvenile justice system that may positively or negatively affect youth’s mental health status.

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Factors involved in decisions on commitment to delinquency programs for first-time juvenile offenders

Cited by 45 publications

References 29 publications

Diverting multi‐problem youth from juvenile justice: investigating the importance of community influence on placement and recidivism

Diverting multi‐problem youth from juvenile justice: investigating the importance of community influence on placement and recidivism

Incarcerating Youth With Mental Health Problems

Effects of Institutional Confinement for Delinquency on Levels of Depression and Anxiety Among Male Adolescents

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