Re-Arrest Among Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth: An Examination of the Static and Dynamic Risk Factors

• NCJ Number: 243773
• Journal: Residential Treatment for Children & Youth Volume: 30 Issue: 2 Dated: April - June 2013 Pages: 131-148
• Author(s): Jun Sung Hong, M.S.W., M.A.; Joseph P. Ryan, Ph.D.; Yu-Ling Chiu, M.S.S.A., M.S.W.; Bushra Sabri, Ph.D.
• Date Published: May 2013
• Length: 18 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study investigated the static and dynamic risk factors for re-arrest among detained youth.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the static and dynamic risk factors for re-arrest among detained youth by examining gender, race/ethnicity, age, special education, and mental health variables (i.e., anger/irritability, depression/anxiety, somatic complaints, suicide ideation, thought disturbances, and traumatic experiences). The demographic profiles of detained youth with one admit were also compared with those with multiple admits to the juvenile detention center. With regard to static risk factors, older, White, and special education were significantly at risk of re-arrest. Concerning dynamic risk factors, only anger/irritability predicted re-arrest. Practice implications are also discussed. Abstract published by arrangement with Taylor and Francis.