RT Article
T1 A Multilevel Examination of Risk/Need Change Scores, Community Context, and Successful Reentry of Committed Juvenile Offenders
JF Youth violence and juvenile justice
VO 15
IS 1
SP 38
OP 61
A1 Baglivio, Michael T.
A2 Wolff, Kevin T.
A2 Greenwald, Mark A.
A2 Jackowski, Katherine
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1744729573
AB Current theory and practice dictates the use of risk/needs assessment to guide programming to reduce reoffending. Limited research has examined assessment change scores and recidivism, none examining whether such changes moderate the effects of deleterious community contexts. We examine a multiyear statewide sample of juvenile offenders returning to the community from residential placement (N = 12,302). We address whether changes in dynamic risk/needs scores predict official recidivism upon return, community socioeconomic contexts predict recidivism, and which risk/needs changes moderate the effects of context. Findings reveal 6 of the 17 change scores affect reoffending, context matters, and some change scores moderate contextual effects.
K1 Change scores
K1 Juvenile Offenders
K1 Multilevel
K1 Recidivism
K1 Risk Assessment
DO 10.1177/1541204015596052