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Intervention outcomes for girls referred from juvenile justice: effects on delinquency
Leslie D Leve1, Patricia Chamberlain, John B Reid
1Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, 97401-2426, USA. lesliel@oslc.org
Abstract:
An increasing number of girls are entering the juvenile justice system. However, intervention programs for delinquent girls have not been examined empirically. The authors examined the 12-month outcomes of a randomized intervention trial for girls with chronic delinquency (N = 81). Girls were randomly assigned into an experimental condition (Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care; MTFC) or a control condition (group care; GC). Analyses of covariance indicated that MTFC youth had a significantly greater reduction in the number of days spent in locked settings and in caregiver-reported delinquency and had 42% fewer criminal referrals than GC youth (a trend) at the 12-month follow-up. Implications for reducing girls' chronic delinquency are discussed.
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