Evaluation of the Los Angeles County Juvenile Drug Treatment Boot Camp, 1992-1998
Description
This study was an evaluation of the Los Angeles County Drug
Treatment Boot Camp (DTBC). This site was selected because it was one
of the earliest boot camps in the nation designed specifically for
juvenile offenders. The program enrolled only male offenders between
the ages of 16 and 18, who were either documented or alleged drug
users with sustained petitions by the juvenile courts for non-violent
and non-sex offenses. The main goal of the study was to use a
combination of official and self-report measures to assess the
effectiveness of the DTBC as a correctional model for juvenile
offenders with a focus on their substance-abusing behavior. The study
consisted of three independent data collection components: (1) a
comparison of official recidivism rates between matched boot camp
graduates and non-boot camp graduates over a five-year observation
period (Part 1, Official Records Data for Matched Samples), (2) a
cross-sectional comparison of self-reports between boot camp and
non-boot camp graduates over a 12-month observation period (Part 2,
Twelve-Month Self-Report Data), and (3) a pre- and post-test of a boot
camp cohort over a six-month observation period (Part 3, Pre- and
Post-Test Self-Report Data). Part 1 variables include camp entry and
exit dates, sustained petition for camp entry, prior arrests, age at
first arrest, most serious charge at first arrest, number of post-camp
arrests, most serious charge for post-camp arrests, and number of
probation violations post-camp. For Parts 2 and 3, the study utilized
the well-established International Self-Report Delinquency
questionnaire to assess the youths' post-camp delinquent
activities. The instrument contained measures on (1) the types of
crimes committed during a specified time frame, (2) the frequency of
these delinquent acts, (3) the onset of each admitted offense, (4) the
circumstances of the incidents, and (5) a set of sociodemographic
variables including attitudes toward school and work, living
arrangement, and circle of friends. Demographic variables include
age, ethnicity, and country of birth.
Resources
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ICPSR03157.v1 |
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03157.v1 |
Tags
- program-evaluation
- criminal-justice-programs
- recidivism
- aftercare
- shock-incarceration-programs
- drug-treatment
- inmate-attitudes
- juvenile-offenders
- treatment-outcomes
- substance-abuse-treatment