Sie können Bookmarks mittels Listen verwalten, loggen Sie sich dafür bitte in Ihr SLUB Benutzerkonto ein.
Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
The Effectiveness of Aftercare for Juvenile and Young Adult Offenders
Beteiligte:
James, Chrissy;
Asscher, Jessica J.;
Stams, Geert Jan J. M.;
van der Laan, Peter H.
Erschienen:
SAGE Publications, 2016
Erschienen in:
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 60 (2016) 10, Seite 1159-1184
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1177/0306624x15576884
ISSN:
0306-624X;
1552-6933
Entstehung:
Anmerkungen:
Beschreibung:
This study examined the New Perspectives Aftercare Program (NPAP) for serious juvenile and young adult offenders in The Netherlands. Participants ( n = 127) were randomly assigned to NPAP ( n = 66) or existing aftercare services (“treatment as usual” [TAU], n = 61). The aim was to determine whether NPAP was effective in decreasing cognitive distortions and criminal thinking patterns and increasing prosocial skills of the juveniles compared with TAU. No direct intervention effects were found on any of the outcome measures. Moderator analyses, however, showed several interaction effects of ethnicity and coping skills for both NPAP and TAU youths. Furthermore, NPAP dropouts displayed significantly more indirect aggression at posttest compared with youths dropping out from TAU. Possible explanations for the mostly null effects are discussed, including implications for further research, policy, and practice.