Evaluating treatment outcomes for young people participating in a high-intensity therapeutic violence intervention in the English Youth Custody Service

Purpose. A specialized unit for long-term sentenced male young people sought to provide additional support to those convicted of the gravest violent offences, who had the highest risk of further offending. One key element was the introduction of a violence reduction intervention, Life Minus Violence...

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Authors: Derbyshire, Jonathan M. (Author) ; Tarrant, Emily (Author) ; Fitter, Ruby (Author) ; Gibson, Rachel A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Legal and criminological psychology
Year: 2019, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 162-178
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Keywords:
youth aggression
violence intervention
intervention evaluation
programme evaluation
youth violence
custodial intervention
youth custody
Life Minus Violence-Enhanced
offending behaviour programme
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violence treatment
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