Youth Perspectives on Their Relationships With Staff in Juvenile Correction Settings and Perceived Likelihood of Success on Release.

Marsh, Shawn C.; Evans, William P.

This study explored youth perspectives on their relationships with staff in juvenile correction settings and perceived likelihood of success on release. Surveys were administered to 543 youth committed to select facilities in Alaska, Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon. Youth were asked to nominate a staff they turn to most for help and advice, then report on the qualities of their relationship with that staff. Results indicate that youth have different types of key helping relationships with staff, and that youth forecasts about their future vary across these relationship types.

UNITED States; JUVENILE delinquency; REHABILITATION of criminals; JUVENILE offenders; YOUTHS' attitudes; JUVENILE detention homes; RELATIONSHIP quality; SOCIAL surveys

Youth Violence & Juvenile Justice, 2009, Vol 7, Issue 1, p46

1541-2040

Academic Journal

10.1177/1541204008324484