Impact of Brief Intervention Services on Drug Using Truant Youth Arrest Charges over Time.
School truancy is a serious concern in the U.S., with far-reaching negative consequences. Truancy has been positively associated with substance use and delinquent behavior; however, research is limited. Consequently, the Truancy Brief Intervention Project was established to treat and prevent substance use and other risky behaviors among truants. This article examines whether the Brief Intervention program is more effective in preventing future delinquency over a 12-month follow-up period, than the standard truancy program. Results indicate the Brief Intervention was marginally significant in effecting future delinquency among truants, compared to the standard truancy program. Future implications of this study are discussed.
Criminology Department University of South Florida 4202 E. Fowler Avenue Tampa, FL 33620 rdembo@usf.edu.
Richard
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Dembo
Criminology Department University of South Florida 4202 E. Fowler Avenue Tampa, FL 33620.
Rhissa
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Briones-Robinson
Department of Criminal Justice Wayne State University 3278 Faculty/Administration Building Detroit, MI 48202.
Jennifer
J
Wareham
Department of Psychiatry Mt. Sinai Medical School One Gustove Levy Place New York, NY 10029.
James
J
Schmeidler
Department of Psychiatry University of Minnesota F282/2A 2450 Riverside Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55454 (Also affiliated with Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA).
Ken C
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Winters
Criminology Department University of South Florida 4202 E. Fowler Avenue Tampa, FL 33620.
Kimberly
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Barrett
Criminology Department University of South Florida 4202 E. Fowler Avenue Tampa, FL 33620.
Rocio
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Ungaro
Mediation Program 13 Judicial Circuit 800 E. Twiggs St Tampa, FL 33602.
Lora M
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Karas
Department of Criminal Justice Temple University 558-9 Gladfelter Hall 1115 West Berks Street Philadelphia, PA 19122 (Also affiliated with Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA).
Steven
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Belenko
Brief Intervention; Truancy; delinquency; substance use