Date of Award
8-16-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Criminology and Criminal Justice, MA
First Advisor
Kevin Brown
Committee Members
Della Winters; Selye Lee
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2022 B76
Abstract
Between the years of 1985 and 2008, there was a 43 percent increase in juvenile delinquency cases that were processed in the juvenile courts (National Center for Juvenile Justice, 2011). Based on this increase, the juvenile justice system’s ability to function could be diminished. It is important to properly rehabilitate individuals in order to reduce recidivism rates, and society cannot rehabilitate individuals if they do not know the influential factors of reoffending. This research focuses on influencing factors of reoffending among youth centering on recidivism rates of juvenile offenders by utilizing a secondary data set collected by Dr. Jeffrey Lin and New York City titled, “Impact of Institutional Placement on the Recidivism of Delinquent Youth in New York City, 2000-2003”. While controlling for race, gender, mean family income, and parental figures in the household, this study measures how mental health problems, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and other risk factors impact recidivism rates at six- and eighteen-month intervals through Multivariate Regression Analysis.
Rights Management
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Recommended Citation
Brooks, Ashley Elizabeth, "How Mental Health Problems, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Other Risk Factors Impact Recidivism Rates Among Juvenile Offenders" (2022). Student Theses and Dissertations. 256.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/256
