Document Type
Article
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the static and dynamic risk factors for re-arrest among detained youth by examining gender, race/ethnicity, age, special education and mental health variables (i.e., anger/irritability, depression/anxiety, somatic complaints, suicide ideation, thought disturbances, and traumatic experiences). The demographic profiles of detained youth with one admit were also compared with those with multiple admits to the juvenile detention center. With regards to static risk factors, older, white, and special education were significantly at risk of re-arrest. Concerning dynamic risk factors, only anger/irritability predicted re-arrest. Practice implications are also discussed.
Disciplines
Experimental Analysis of Behavior | Social Work
Recommended Citation
Hong, J.S., Ryan, J.P., Chiu, Y.L., & Sabri, B. (2013). Re-arrest among juvenile justice-involved youth: An examination of the static and dynamic risk factors. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 30(2), 131-148.
Comments
This is the author’s final accepted manuscript version, post-peer-review, of an article published by the Taylor & Francis Group in Residential Treatment for Children and Youth on May 13, 2013, available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0886571X.2013.785230