Details

Related name

• Haapanen, Rudy A. [Browse]
• Steiner, Hans [Browse]
• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [Browse]

Series

• ICPSR (Series) ; 4337. [More in this series]
• ICPSR ; 4337

Restrictions note

Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.

Summary note

This study was conducted to explore the usefulness of the instruments used in the California Youth Authority's (CYA) Treatment Needs Assessment (TNA) battery. A total of 836 wards who completed screening questionnaires were followed to determine whether they were subsequently placed in mental health programs, were prescribed medications used to treat serious mental health problems, and/or were identified by staff as requiring these services. Data for this study were collected from hard-copy files maintained in CYA ward institutions and the CYA central office. Specific variables include the scale scores of the four instruments used in the TNA, demographic variables of the ward, treatment received by the ward, and ward behavior.

Notes

• Codebook available in print and electronic format.
• Title from title screen (viewed on December 15, 2010).

Type of data

Extent of collection: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation (PDF) + SAS setup file + SPSS setup file + Stata setup file.

Time and place of event

• Date(s) of collection: 1997-10--1999-06.
• Time period: 1997-10--1999-06.

Geographic coverage

Geographic coverage: California, United States.

Funding information

Funding: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. National Institute of Justice 98-CE-VX-0024.

System details

• Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Extent of processing: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection: checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.

Methodology note

• Data source: record abstracts.
• Sample: when the study was conducted, from October 1997 through June 1999, approximately 5,000 wards were in the custody of the California Youth Authority (CYA). During this time period, 978 wards were committed to the CYA. Commitment to the CYA is expected to be limited to juveniles who commit very serious crimes, who have extensive criminal histories, and/or who have failed (often multiple times) at local interventions. The sample consisted of two intake cohorts of wards committed to the California Youth Authority (CYA) who completed the Treatment Needs Assessment (TNA) battery during the diagnostic clinic process. The male cohort (n = 664) consisted of wards entering commitment to the CYA who completed the TNA battery from October 1998 through February 1999. The female cohort (n = 172) consisted of wards entering commitment to the CYA who completed the TNA battery from October 1997 through June 1999. The 142 wards committed to CYA between October 1997 and June 1999 who did not complete the TNA battery are not included in the study.
• Universe: all juveniles committed to the California Youth Authority (CYA) from October 1997 through June 1999.

Rights and reproductions note

Restrictions: the data are restricted from general dissemination. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete a Data Transfer Agreement Form and specify the reason for the request. A copy of the Data Transfer Agreement Form can be requested by calling 800-999-0960. The Data Transfer Agreement Form is also available as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file from the NACJD Web site. Completed forms should be returned to: Director, National Archive of Criminal Justice Data, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, Institute for Social Research.

Cite as

Haapanen, Rudy, and Hans Steiner. ASSESSING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AMONG SERIOUS DELINQUENTS COMMITTED TO THE CALIFORNIA YOUTH AUTHORITY, 1997-1999 [Computer file]. ICPSR04337-v1. Sacramento, CA: California Youth Authority [producer], 1999. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-01-16.

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