NCJ Number
35782
Date Published
1972
Length
103 pages
Annotation
ONE OF A CONTINUING SERIES OF STUDIES DESIGNED TO DEVELOP THE MEANS OF PREDICTING AND UNDERSTANDING PROGRAM OUTCOME WITH RESPECT TO YOUTHS DISCHARGED FROM THE TREATMENT CENTERS OF THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION FOR YOUTH (DFY).
Abstract
THE PRIMARY DIRECTIONS OF THIS STUDY WERE TO EXAMINE THE VALUE OF YOUTH BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS KNOWN AT THE TIME OF REFERRAL OR ADMISSION IN PREDICTING PROGRAM SUCCESS OR RECIDIVISM AND TO EXAMINE DIFFERENCES AMONG INDIVIDUAL AND TYPES OF PROGRAMS IN OUTCOME RATES, WITH DIFFERENCES AMONG PROGRAMS IN YOUTH BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS STATISTICALLY CONTROLLED. THE STUDY GROUP CONSISTED OF DISCHARGEES FROM DFY PROGRAMS FOR THE TIME PERIOD OF APRIL 1966 THROUGH DECEMBER 1968. IT WAS FOUND THAT DIFFERENT SETS OF BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS WERE UNIQUE PREDICTORS OF ARREST, COMMITMENT, AND NONGRADUATION. FOR RELATED STUDIES, SEE NCJ-35771, 35780, AND 35783.