ERIC Number: EJ1110688
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1067-828X
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Impact of Brief Intervention Services on Drug-Using Truant Youths' Self-Reported Delinquency and Arrest Charges: A Longitudinal Study
Dembo, Richard; Schmeidler, James; Wareham, Jennifer; Briones-Robinson, Rhissa; Winters, Ken C.; Ungaro, Rocio
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, v25 n5 p458-479 2016
The issue of delinquency among truant youths is insufficiently documented in the literature. There is a need to elucidate this issue, and assess the efficacy of interventions to reduce this problem behavior. The present National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)-funded study addressed this gap by examining the impact of a Brief Intervention (BI), originally designed to address youth substance use, on their delinquent behavior over an 18-month follow-up period (for self-reported delinquency) and a 24-month follow-up period (for official record delinquency). A number of significant BI intervention effects with sizable effect sizes were found, as well as a number of marginally significant BI effects. In particular, significant reductions in arrest charges at 24-month follow-up for youths receiving BI services compared to controls were among the key findings of this study. Service delivery implications and directions for future analyses are discussed.
Descriptors: Drug Use, Truancy, Intervention, Delinquency, Effect Size, Law Enforcement, Comparative Analysis, Longitudinal Studies, Trauma, Risk, Sexuality, Health Behavior, Stress Variables, Marijuana, Recidivism, Statistical Analysis, Adolescents, Early Adolescents, Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse (DHHS/PHS)
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
Grant or Contract Numbers: DA021561