Effects of substance use treatment on recidivism for youth in need of treatment

IF 3.3 1区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2024.102304

Jennifer Pankow , George W. Joe , Angela A. Robertson , Sheena K. Gardner , Larkin Street McReynolds , Megan F. Dickson , John P. Bartkowski , Nancy Arrigona , Pernilla Johansson , Elizabeth D. Joseph , Kate E. Krupka , Thomas B. Sease , Danica Kalling Knight

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Abstract

Purpose and method

The association between illegal activity and substance use (SU) is prominent in juvenile populations, underscoring the importance of gaining a better understanding about SU treatment as a strategy to reduce recidivism. Youth records (N = 9165) from 12 juvenile justice programs in JJ-TRIALS examined the impact of treatment on the relationship between treatment need and time to recidivism.

Results

The 4-step mediation analysis demonstrated: (1) treatment need significantly relates to time to recidivism (p < .0002); (2) treatment need positively predicts treatment length (p ≤ .0001); (3) treatment length positively predicts time to recidivism (p < .0001); and (4), full mediation. Specifically, more treatment significantly predicted a longer time to recidivism such that youth with an identified need receiving treatment (Group A) had a longer time to recidivism than youth with a treatment need who did not receive services (Group B). A survival distribution curve illustrates that 14 % of youth in Group A had a recidivism event during the study, compared to 98 % of youth in Group B.

Conclusions

Outcomes point to the benefit of expanded treatment services for youth in juvenile justice. Services include early identification of treatment needs, treatment referrals, and treatment receipt to reduce recidivism risk.

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药物使用治疗对需要治疗的青少年累犯的影响

目的和方法在青少年群体中，非法活动与药物使用（SU）之间的联系非常突出，这就强调了更好地了解SU治疗作为减少累犯策略的重要性。JJ-TRIALS中12个少年司法项目的青少年记录（N = 9165）研究了治疗对治疗需求和再犯时间之间关系的影响。结果四步中介分析表明：（1）治疗需求与再犯时间有显著关系（p < .0002）；（2）治疗需求可积极预测治疗时间（p ≤ .0001）；（3）治疗时间可积极预测再犯时间（p < .0001）；（4）完全中介。具体地说，治疗次数越多，再犯时间越长，因此，与有治疗需求但未接受服务的青少年（B 组）相比，有治疗需求但接受治疗的青少年（A 组）再犯时间更长。生存分布曲线显示，在研究期间，A 组中有 14% 的青少年有再犯行为，而 B 组中有 98% 的青少年有再犯行为。这些服务包括早期识别治疗需求、治疗转介和接受治疗，以降低再犯风险。

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Journal of Criminal Justice CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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6.90

自引率

9.10%

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审稿时长

23 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Criminal Justice is an international journal intended to fill the present need for the dissemination of new information, ideas and methods, to both practitioners and academicians in the criminal justice area. The Journal is concerned with all aspects of the criminal justice system in terms of their relationships to each other. Although materials are presented relating to crime and the individual elements of the criminal justice system, the emphasis of the Journal is to tie together the functioning of these elements and to illustrate the effects of their interactions. Articles that reflect the application of new disciplines or analytical methodologies to the problems of criminal justice are of special interest. Since the purpose of the Journal is to provide a forum for the dissemination of new ideas, new information, and the application of new methods to the problems and functions of the criminal justice system, the Journal emphasizes innovation and creative thought of the highest quality.