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）： 少年毒品法庭（JDC）的数量每年都在增加。尽管他们越来越受欢迎，但对这些计划的研究有限。尽管研究表明，成功完成JDC与较低的物质使用和非法行为有关，但程序完成率通常低于50％。迄今为止，研究尚未检查可能解释这些低JDC完成率的原因。拟议的探索性研究将使用在计划进入时进行的定量访谈，以评估治疗前客户特征（例如，动机，应对技能和精神病合并症）如何与JDC的完成率有关。将在JDC中进行针对年轻人对服务的满意度的定性访谈，以确定计划变量（例如，接收到的服务类型和数量，与辅导员的关系）与JDC完成率有关。这次采访将在青年被撤销，选择离开或从JDC毕业后的两周内完成。也将检查客户端和程序变量在完成率上的相互作用。这项研究至少将面试150名参加JDC的青年。结果将提供JDC和药物滥用治疗提供者可以用来提高计划完成率的信息。对为什么有一半以上的年轻人进入JDC失败，该计划对建立一个概念框架至关重要，以了解JDC如何以及为什么JDC工作以及最大化该计划对物质使用和非法行为的积极影响至关重要。