title: Effects of School-Based Risk and Protective Factors on Treatment Success Among Youth Adjudicated of a Sexual Crime.
abstract: Youth with sexually problematic behaviors are impacted by the reciprocal interplay between individual characteristics and the key social and ecological systems in which they are embedded. The paucity of research on protective factors mitigating risks within various socioecological systems is of concern, as the school is one such system that has been overlooked. This study retroactively investigated probation files among youth who were adjudicated of a sexual crime (N = 85) to determine how school-level variables are associated with treatment completion. A sequential logistical regression model revealed reduced odds for school-based risk factors and a greater proportion of variance explained when school-based protective factors were included. Implications and research considerations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: a College of Social Work , The Ohio State University , Columbus , Ohio.
authors.forename: Jamie R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Yoder
authors.affiliation: b Colorado Sex Offender Management Board, Division of Criminal Justice , Department of Public Safety , Denver , Colorado.
authors.forename: Jesse
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.affiliation: a College of Social Work , The Ohio State University , Columbus , Ohio.
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ruch
authors.affiliation: a College of Social Work , The Ohio State University , Columbus , Ohio.
authors.forename: Ashleigh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hodge
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D065840:Protective Factors; D012307:Risk Factors; D012574:Schools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: adolescents; offender/perpetrator; sexual abuse perpetrator; treatment