title: An Evaluation of the Impact of Goal Setting and Cell Phone Calls on Juvenile Rearrests.
abstract: Using a sample of 256 juvenile offenders who were randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, this study evaluates a cognitive-behavioral program that combines cognitive training, goal setting, and a phone-coach follow-up. The training involved six classroom sessions where participants received instruction and help in creating individualized goals. After attending the classes, participants received automated phone calls twice a day for up to a year. During the year following the program, the treatment and control groups were not significantly different in whether or not they were rearrested or in total rearrests. However, the total number of calls received had a significant negative association with whether or not they were rearrested for a felony and with the total number of felony rearrests.
authors.affiliation: 1 Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bahr
authors.affiliation: 1 Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Cherrington
authors.affiliation: 1 Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA.
authors.forename: Lance D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Erickson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D040421:Cell Phone; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011897:Random Allocation; D017010:Reminder Systems; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D014481:United States
keywords: cognitive training; felony; goal setting; rearrests; recidivism; technology