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NCJ Number:	184126

Title:	Psychological Impact of Custody on the Aboriginal Adolescent

Journal:	Psychiatry, Psychology and Law Volume:7 Issue:1 Dated:2000 Pages:89-96

Author(s):	Geoffrey Troth; Jessica Grainger

Date Published:	2000

Annotation:	This study took place in New South Wales, Australia, and examined the psychological impact of custody on 39 Aboriginal and 42 non-Aboriginal male adolescent offenders ages 12-18 years.

Abstract:	The participants were from the New South Wales Department of Juvenile Justice. Assessment occurred through voluntary individual interviews. The research focused on anxiety, depression, hopelessness, locus of control, self-efficacy belief, and coping or problem beliefs. Results indicated that Aboriginal adolescents experienced a greater sense of anxiety about custody than did non-Aboriginal adolescents. The level of anxiety experienced appeared related to anxiety beliefs regarding their experience of custody and a significantly high level of negative beliefs about custody. Aboriginal adolescents also had poorer coping skills likened to lower self-efficacy and more external locus of control than did non-Aboriginal adolescents. Findings indicated a significant difference in the experience of custody between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adolescents in both mood and coping. Findings also suggested the potential usefulness of developing culturally sensitive programs that assist in the reduction of anxiety and a more comprehensive induction and supervision process for Aboriginal adolescents in custody. Tables and 30 references (Author abstract modified)

Main Term(s):	Juvenile inmate attitudes

Index Term(s):	Aborigines; Adjustment to prison; Effects of imprisonment; Foreign juvenile delinquency; Juvenile correctional reform; Male juvenile delinquents; New South Wales

Page Count:	8

Format:	Article

Type:	Report (Study/Research)

Language:	English

Country:	Australia



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