title: Juvenile offender recidivism: an examination of risk factors.
abstract: One hundred and seventy three male juvenile offenders were followed two years postrelease from a residential treatment facility to assess recidivism and factors related to recidivism. The overall recidivism rate was 23.9%. Logistic regression with stepwise and backward variable selection methods was used to examine the relationship between recidivism and nine specific variables: offense type, age at initial involvement in juvenile justice, child welfare system involvement, termination of parental rights, parental criminal history, family support, program completion status, length of treatment stay, and discharge placement. Offender type was the only factor found to have a significant impact on recidivism with general and substance-involved offenders more likely to recidivate than sex offenders. Implications for future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI, USA. calleyng@udmercy.edu
authors.forename: Nancy G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Calley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D017028:Caregivers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003415:Crime / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D057237:Criminals / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012114:Residential Treatment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D058992:Social Participation; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy