CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH RECIDIVISM - A STUDY OF YOUTHS DISCHARGED FROM TREATMENT CENTERS OF THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION FOR YOUTH

• NCJ Number: 2740
• Author(s): I J GOLDMAN
• Date Published: 1970
• Length: 65 pages
• Corporate Author: New York State Office of Children and Family Services
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SECOND IN A SERIES OF STUDIES CONCERNING THE ABILITY TO PREDICT PROGRAM OUTCOMES FROM BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS.

Abstract

AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SOCIAL BACKGROUND AND PERSONAL HISTORY CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUTHS ENTERING THE TREATMENT CENTERS OF THE STATE DIVISION FOR YOUTH (DFY) AND THE ARREST HISTORIES OF THESE YOUTHS UP TO TWO YEARS AFTER THEY HAD BEEN DISCHARGED FROM THE CENTERS. IT IS HOPED THESE DATA WOULD ASSIST BOTH IN DECISIONS REGARDING APPROPRIATE TREATMENT FOR YOUTHS AND IN THE DESIGN OF RESEARCH STUDIES INTENDED TO ASSESS TREATMENT EFFECTIVENESS. FOR THE COMPANION STUDY ON YOUTHS REFERRED TO TREATMENT CENTERS SEE NCJ-002742.