MULTISYSTEMIC TREATMENT OF SERIOUS JUVENILE-OFFENDERS - LONG-TERM PREVENTION OF CRIMINALITY AND VIOLENCE

被引:373
作者
BORDUIN, CM
CONE, LT
MANN, BJ
HENGGELER, SW
FUCCI, BR
BLASKE, DM
WILLIAMS, RA
机构
[1] UNIV N CAROLINA,DEPT PSYCHOL,CHAPEL HILL,NC 27514
[2] MED UNIV S CAROLINA,DEPT PSYCHIAT & BEHAV SCI,CHARLESTON,SC 29425
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10.1037/0022-006X.63.4.569
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
This article examined the long-term effects of multisystematic therapy (MST) vs. individual therapy (IT) on the prevention of criminal behavior and violent offending among 176 juvenile offenders at high risk for committing additional serious crimes. Results from multiagent, multimethod assessment batteries conducted before and after treatment showed that MST was more effective than IT in improving key family correlates of antisocial behavior and in ameliorating adjustment problems in individual family members. Moreover, results from a 4-year follow-up of rearrest data showed that MST was more effective than IT in preventing future criminal behavior, including violent offending. The implications of such findings for the design of violence prevention programs are discussed.
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页码:569 / 578
页数:10
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