Factors Related to Juvenile Drug Court Completion

与青少年毒品法庭完成相​​关的因素

• 批准号: 7047166
• 负责人: MEGAN J RUTHERFORD
• 金额: $ 18.39万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-03-15 至 2008-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7047166
• 关键词: adolescence (12-20); behavior therapy; behavioral /social science research tag; clinical research; comorbidity; coping; court; criminal behavior; drug abuse; drug abuse therapy; high risk behavior /lifestyle; human subject; interpersonal relations; interview; juvenile delinquency; mental disorders; motivation; satisfaction; substance abuse related behavior

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The number of juvenile drug courts (JDCs) is increasing every year. Despite their growing popularity there is limited research on these programs. Although studies suggest that successfully completing JDC is associated with lower levels of substance use and illegal behavior, the rates of program completion are generally below 50%. To date, studies have not examined what may account for these low JDC completion rates. The proposed exploratory study will use quantitative interviews administered at program entry to assess how pre-treatment client characteristics (e.g., motivation, coping skills, and psychiatric co-morbidity) relate to JDC completion rates. Qualitative interviews focusing on youths' satisfaction with services received while in JDC will be conducted to determine how program variables (e.g., types and amounts of services received, relationship with counselor) relate to rates of JDC completion. This interview will be completed within two weeks of a youth being revoked, choosing to leave, or graduating from JDC. The interaction of client and program variables on rates of completion will also be examined. A minimum of 150 youth attending JDC will be interviewed for this study. Results will provide information that JDCs and substance abuse treatment providers can use to enhance rates of program completion. A more complete understanding of why more than half of youth entering JDC fail the program is essential for establishing a conceptual framework of how and why JDCs work and maximizing the positive impact of the program on substance use and illegal behavior.

描述（由申请人提供）： 青少年毒品法庭（JDC）的数量逐年增加。尽管它们越来越受欢迎，但对这些程序的研究仍然有限。尽管研究表明成功完成 JDC 与较低水平的药物使用和非法行为有关，但计划完成率通常低于 50%。迄今为止，研究尚未探讨 JDC 完成率低的原因。拟议的探索性研究将使用项目进入时进行的定量访谈来评估治疗前客户特征（例如动机、应对技能和精神共病）与 JDC 完成率的关系。将进行定性访谈，重点关注青少年对 JDC 期间接受的服务的满意度，以确定计划变量（例如，接受的服务类型和数量、与辅导员的关系）与 JDC 完成率的关系。此面试将在青少年被撤销、选择离开或从 JDC 毕业后两周内完成。还将检查客户和项目变量对完成率的相互作用。本研究将采访至少 150 名参加 JDC 的青少年。结果将提供 JDC 和药物滥用治疗提供者可用来提高计划完成率的信息。更全面地了解为什么超过一半进入 JDC 的青少年未能通过该计划，对于建立 JDC 如何以及为何运作的概念框架以及最大限度地发挥该计划对药物使用和非法行为的积极影响至关重要。