The Impact of a Juvenile Residential Treatment Center on Minority Offenders

Autor:	Jill A. Gordon, Patricia H. Grant, Laura J. Moriarty
Rok vydání:	2000
Předmět:	Treatment and control groups medicine.medical_specialty 050901 criminology 05 social sciences medicine Residential treatment center Juvenile 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 0509 other social sciences Psychiatry Psychology Law 050104 developmental & child psychology
Zdroj:	Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice. 16:194-208
ISSN:	1552-5406 1043-9862
DOI:	10.1177/1043986200016002005
Popis:	This study compares postrelease behavior of youth released from a residential treatment center to a similar group of youth discharged from traditional juvenile institutions. The hypotheses tested are (a) non-White youth are more likely to be reconvicted of a new offense and recommitted than are White youth regardless of the type of facility, (b) non-White youth in a residential treatment facility are less likely to be reconvicted of a new offense or recommitted than are non-White comparison youth, and (c) White youth in a residential treatment facility are less likely to be reconvicted of a new offense or recommitted than a comparison group of White youth. Regardless of race, the residential treatment group has a lower percentage of reconvictions and recommitments than the comparison group. Minority offenders in a residential treatment facility are less likely to be reconvicted or recommitted than minority offenders in the comparison group. These findings have implications for future correctional endeavors.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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