RT Article
T1 Development of Protective Factors for Reducing Juvenile Reoffending: A Strengths-Based Approach to Risk Assessment
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 47
IS 11
SP 1371
OP 1389
A1 Barnes-Lee, Ashlee R.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1768408556
AB This study described the development of the Protective Factors for Reducing Juvenile Reoffending (PFRJR), a strengths-based measure to assess responsivity, guide case management, and potentially predict desistance. The study employed two diverse independent samples: a construction sample (N = 278) and a validation sample (N = 265) of juveniles under court supervision in a Midwestern juvenile court. Factor analyses revealed two factors—the Individual/Community domain includes items that measure prosocial attitudes and perceived access to resources in the community; the Family domain includes items that measure prosocial involvement with family and peers. The PFRJR had good model fit, strong internal consistency, and is related to risk in the theoretically appropriate direction. This research highlights the practicability of incorporating a strengths-based measure into traditional risk assessment procedures within an applied setting and contributes to the paucity of risk assessment research that examines strengths-based theoretical models and assessment protocols.
K1 Juvenile Offenders
K1 Protective factors
K1 Responsivity
K1 Risk assessment
K1 Risk-need-responsivity
DO 10.1177/0093854820949601