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Risk Factors for Juvenile Criminal Recidivism

The Postrelease Community Adjustment of Juvenile Offenders

MCP Hahnemann University

WILLIAM BROCK

Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice

DENNIS WAITE

Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice

AYONDA LANIER

Virginia Commonwealth University

MARTIN SCHMID

Virginia Commonwealth University

GRETCHEN WITTE

MCP Hahnemann University Villanova University School of Law

MICHELLE KEENEY

MCP Hahnemann University Villanova University School of Law

MELISSA WESTENDORF

MCP Hahnemann University Villanova University School of Law

LUIS BUINAVERT

Virginia Commonwealth University

MICHAEL SHUMATE

Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice

This study focused on the outcomes of juvenile delinquents (N = 140) following their conviction, commitment for residential placement, and return to the community on parole. Participants were followed for a period of 1 year postrelease. A random stratified sampling procedure was used to select participants from urban, suburban, and rural sites. Ratings of poor parole adjustment (73%), as well as observed rates of parole violation (73%) and reoffending (40%) across the entire sample reflected a substantial proportion of unfavorable outcomes during follow-up. Stepwise regression yielded significant predictive capacity for offense, school, and family variables toward parole violation (R = .30) and parole adjustment (R = .41), and a trend toward significance in the prediction of reoffending (R = .31), although the modest size of these coefficients would limit practical utility. The results are discussed in the context of intervention and risk-reduction planning throughout residential placement and postrelease community living.

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 27, No. 3, 275-291 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854800027003001


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