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Related name

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [Browse]

Series

• ICPSR (Series) ; 3538. [More in this series]
• ICPSR 3538

Restrictions note

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Summary note

This study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of the structured substance abuse treatment program at Barrett Juvenile Correction Center in Virginia by comparing the outcomes of youth admitted to Barrett with the outcomes of youth who were eligible for admittance to Barrett but were detained at one of the traditional juvenile correctional centers in Virginia. The effectiveness of Barrett's program was also assessed by comparing the outcomes of youth who were admitted to Barrett but who differed according to how many of the four phases of treatment, focused on modifying negative attitudes and behaviors, they completed. Barrett differs from the six other juvenile correctional centers in Virginia in that it provides a highly structured substance abuse treatment program to all admitted youth. Youth are considered for admission to Barrett if they are male, aged 11 to 18, have a sentence of six to 18 months, and have a recommended or mandatory need for substance abuse treatment as determined by the Reception and Diagnostic Center (RDC), which assesses youths' needs prior to sentencing. Barrett's treatment program takes a therapeutic community approach, which emphasizes altering negative attitudes and behaviors through the completion of four sequential phases of treatment. In contrast, the goal of the traditional institutions was to achieve public safety while meeting the disciplinary, medical, recreational, and treatment needs of the youth. These facilities offered some treatment programs but only on an "as needed" basis. The sample for this study consists of all 412 youth released from Barrett Juvenile Correctional Center from July 1, 1998, to June 30, 2000, and a matched sample of 406 youth released from other juvenile correctional centers in Virginia during the same period. The treatment staff at Barrett submitted information on youths' treatment progress at the time of... Cf.: http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03538.xml

Notes

Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2006-09-15.

Type of data

1 data file + machine-readable documentation (PDF) + SAS setup file(s) + SPSS setup file(s) + Stata setup file(s) + SAS transport + SPSS portable + Stata system

Time and place of event

Start: 1998-07-01; and end: 2001-06-30.

Geographic coverage

United States, Virginia

Funding information

United States Department of Justice. NationalInstitute of Justice. 99-RT-VX-K024

System details

Mode of access: Internet.

Methodology note

• Data source: Administrative records data were gathered from the Reception and Diagnostic Center, the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice, the Virginia State Police, and Barrett Correctional Center. Survey data were obtained from youths' parole officers through mailback questionnaires.
• Universe: Youths with substance abuse problems who were released from Virginia juvenile correctional centers between July 1, 1998, and June 30, 2000.

Contents

Part 1: Data File

Other format(s)

Also available as downloadable files.

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