The Integration of Family and Group Therapy as an Alternative to Juvenile Incarceration: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation Using Parenting with Love and Limits.
The current study employed a quasi-experimental design using both intent-to-treat and protocol adherence analysis of 155 moderate- to high-risk juvenile offenders to evaluate the effectiveness of Parenting with Love and Limits® (PLL), an integrative group and family therapy approach. Youth completing PLL had significantly lower rates of recidivism than the comparison group. Parents also reported statistically significant improvements in youth behavior. Lengths of service were also significantly shorter for the treatment sample than the matched comparison group by an average of 4 months. This study contributes to the literature by suggesting that intensive community-based combined family and group treatment is effective in curbing recidivism among high-risk juveniles.
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
Eli A
EA
Karam
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
Emma M
EM
Sterrett
Hornby Zeller Associates, LLC, Troy, NY.
Lynn
L
Kiaer
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004505:Education, Nonprofessional / Q000379:methods*; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D010349:Patient Compliance; D015397:Program Evaluation; D057216:Propensity Score; D000075665:Recidivism / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
Attrition rates; Community-based; Delinquency; Family therapy; Fidelity measures; Group therapy; Intervention; Juvenile offender; Parenting with Love and Limits; Poblaciones desatendidas; Poblaciones desfavorecidas; Pobreza; Program effectiveness; Propensity score matching; Readjudication; Recidivism; familia con varios problemas; 享受服务不足人群; 多问题家庭; 弱势群体; 贫困