RT Article
T1 An Evaluation of a Trauma-Informed Intervention in Secure Juvenile Detention: The Impact on Youth-Level Incidents of Violence
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 52
IS 5
SP 716
OP 733
A1 Baetz, Carly Lyn
A1 Surko, Michael
A1 Guo, Fei
A1 Marr, Mollie
A1 Workman, Sara
A1 Havens, Jennifer
A1 Horwitz, Sarah McCue
A2 Surko, Michael
A2 Guo, Fei
A2 Marr, Mollie
A2 Workman, Sara
A2 Havens, Jennifer
A2 Horwitz, Sarah McCue
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1922897329
AB Few studies have examined the impact of trauma-specific interventions in juvenile justice settings, and juvenile justice-related outcomes are infrequently assessed. This study examined the impact of implementing youth skills groups (Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation [STAIR]) and trauma training for staff (Think Trauma) on individual-level assaults in two secure detention facilities. The impact of the intervention was primarily evidenced in one facility among Black youth. In the same facility, the staff training (pre-skills groups) cohort and skills group cohort (post-staff training) evidenced a significantly greater reduction in violent incident rates as compared to the pre-intervention cohort. These findings highlight the importance of trauma-focused training for staff as a promising step toward reducing violence and improving staff members’ responses to a large subset of vulnerable youth.
K1 Violence
K1 Youth
K1 Trauma
K1 PTSD
K1 Juvenile Justice
K1 Correctional Staff
DO 10.1177/00938548241297281