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- Title
Long-term follow-up to a randomized clinical trial of multisystemic therapy with serious and violent juvenile offenders.
- Authors
Schaeffer, Cindy M; Borduin, Charles M
- Abstract
In this study, the authors examined the long-term criminal activity of 176 youths who had participated in either multisystemic therapy (MST) or individual therapy (IT) in a randomized clinical trial (C. M. Borduin et al., 1995). Arrest and incarceration data were obtained on average 13.7 (range = 10.2-15.9) years later when participants were on average 28.8 years old. Results show that MST participants had significantly lower recidivism rates at follow-up than did their counterparts who participated in IT (50% vs. 81%, respectively). Moreover, MST participants had 54% fewer arrests and 57% fewer days of confinement in adult detention facilities. This investigation represents the longest follow-up to date of a MST clinical trial and suggests that MST is relatively effective in reducing criminal activity among serious and violent juvenile offenders.
- Publication
Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 2005, Vol 73, Issue 3, p445
- ISSN
0022-006X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/0022-006X.73.3.445