Assessing Factors in Adolescent Adjustment as Precursors to Recidivism in Court-Referred Youth

Assessing Factors in Adolescent Adjustment as Precursors to Recidivism in Court-Referred Youth

Court-referred youth participated in an intervention program and completed the Reynolds Adolescent Adjustment Screening Inventory. Reoffending rates were tracked for 2 years. Antisocial behavior, anger control, and emotional distress were influencing characteristics for recidivism. The Reynolds Adol...

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Veröffentlicht in:Measurement and evaluation in counseling and development 2011-01, Vol.44 (1), p.52-59
Hauptverfasser: Balkin, Richard S., Miller, Janeen, Ricard, Richard J., Garcia, Roberto, Lancaster, Chloe
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adjustment
Adjustment (to Environment)
Adolescents
antisocial
Antisocial Behavior
Antisocial behaviour
At risk youth
Behavior modification
conduct
Counseling
Intervention
Juvenile Justice
Precursors
Psychological Patterns
Recidivism
Screening
Screening Tests
Teenagers
Youth participation
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Zusammenfassung:Court-referred youth participated in an intervention program and completed the Reynolds Adolescent Adjustment Screening Inventory. Reoffending rates were tracked for 2 years. Antisocial behavior, anger control, and emotional distress were influencing characteristics for recidivism. The Reynolds Adolescent Adjustment Screening Inventory may serve as a tool to identify the likelihood of reoffending for adolescents.
ISSN:0748-1756
1947-6302
DOI:10.1177/0748175610391611