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The Effect of Functional Family Therapy for Delinquents on Adult Criminal Behavior

DONALD A. GORDON

Ohio University

KAREN GRAVES

Ohio University

JACK ARBUTHNOT

Ohio University

Functional family therapy, based on Alexander's model for treating families of juvenile delinquents, was provided to 27 rural, lower socioeconomic status delinquents and their families. A comparison group of 27 delinquents received only probation service. Outcome during adulthood was measured by the number of offenses committed during a 32-month period following the 28-month adolescent follow-up period reported on by Gordon, Arbuthnot, Gustafson, and McGreen. The delinquents who had received family therapy showed a rate of 9% for adult criminal offenses, while those delinquents who had received only probation services had a rate of 41%. These results were consistent with the study's previously reported adolescent follow-up rates. Procedural differences between Alexander's work and the present approach are noted, and may account for the current study's lower rate of recidivism.

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 22, No. 1, 60-73 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854895022001005
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