Are Violent Delinquents Worth Treating? A Cost-Benefit Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Caldwell, Michael F.; Vitacco, Michael; Van Rybroek, Gregory J.
Titel	Are Violent Delinquents Worth Treating? A Cost-Benefit Analysis
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 43 (2006) 2, S.148-168 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4278
DOI	10.1177/0022427805280053
Schlagwörter	Recidivism; Delinquency; Males; Costs; Violence; Cost Effectiveness; Institutionalized Persons; Correctional Institutions; Mental Health; Outcomes of Treatment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rückfall; Kriminalität; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Cost; Kosten; Gewalt; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Jugendstrafvollzug; Psychohygiene
Abstract	This study reports on the cost benefits of an intensive treatment program for unmanageable juvenile delinquent boys, compared to the usual treatment in a secured juvenile corrections facility. A total of 101 boys who received the majority of their treatment services in a specialized program providing intensive mental health treatment were matched to a group of 101 juveniles who received treatment as usual (TAU) in a secured juvenile corrections setting on the basis of treatment propensity scores. Outcome data included the number and type of criminally charged offenses over an average follow-up period of 53 months (range 14 to 92 months). Borrowing from Cohen criminal justice processing costs for each offense was calculated in 2001 dollars. The initial costs of the program were offset by improved treatment progress and lowered recidivism, especially violent recidivism. The treatment group yielded a benefit-cost ratio of more than 7 to 1 over the TAU group. The results are discussed and compared to cost-benefit analyses of other juvenile treatment programs. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10