NCJ Number
100236
Journal
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 29 Issue: 3 Dated: (1985) Pages: 211-226
Date Published
1985
Length
16 pages
Annotation
Self-destructive and aggressive adolescents who had received residential treatment were monitored after discharge to determine factors that affected treatment outcome.
Abstract
The program involved was the Child/Adolescent Secure Treatment Program in Oregon, a 50-bed program established in 1976 under a mandate from the State legislature to treat aggressive and self-destructive adolescents in a secure setting. Children ages 8-13 are in one unit, where the average stay is 11 months. Adolescents 14-18 years old are in another unit, where the average stay is 10 months. A total of 106 self-destructive or aggressive youths were followed up at 3-month intervals after discharge and evaluated in the areas of type of living situation and acting-out patterns in any of six primary models (self-destruction, substance abuse, delinquency, firesetting, physical aggression, or sexual aggression). Success and failure judgments were based on behavior during the last evaluation period and whether they were in an acceptable living situation (e.g., group homes, foster homes, parents' homes, or independent living with a legal means of support). Developmental, family, social, behavioral, and treatment history information was routinely obtained on all subjects. Severity of acting out prior to treatment or during residential treatment was not predictive of followup status. Frequency of early separations from parents and the age at which they occurred during the first 6 years was related to treatment outcome. Tables, graphs, and 8 references.