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Reduction in Recidivism in a Juvenile Mental Health Court: A Pre‐ and Post‐Treatment Outcome Study
Author(s) -
Behnken Monic P.,
Arredondo David E.,
Packman Wendy L.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6988.2009.01030.x
Subject(s) - mcnemar's test , recidivism , juvenile court , mental health , test (biology) , psychiatry , psychology , demographics , juvenile , mental illness , juvenile delinquency , clinical psychology , medicine , demography , paleontology , statistics , genetics , mathematics , sociology , biology
A review of an evaluation of the Court for the Individualized Treatment of Adolescents (a prototype Juvenile Mental Health Court in Santa Clara, California) is presented along with admission criteria. Participant demographics are described. McNemar Test and Paired T Test results show that study participants committed violent, aggressive, and property crimes in significantly lower numbers in the 23 months following court admission than in the 18 months preceding court admission, despite escalating patterns of antisocial behavior prior to court involvement. The importance of developing multidisciplinary models to address moderately severe offenders with serious mental illness is discussed.