Dissertation
EXAMINING JUVENILE OFFENDER PROFILES: EXPLORING THE APPLICATION OF TYPOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN PRACTICE
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
01/2018
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/117832
Abstract
In some form, typologies have been utilized for decades as a case management tool. However, typologies have not yet been fully linked to matching offenders to treatment options. Utilizing a large sample of male (n=24,481) and female (n=8,218) justice-involved youth from Washington State, this study utilized latent class analysis to create and confirm the existence of delinquency profiles for both males and females. Additionally, this study assessed each type’s likelihood of recidivism for five recidivistic outcomes. Five classes emerged for the males: Impulsive Substance Abuser, Adolescent-Limited, Complex Treatment Needs, Criminally Diverse, and Potential Life-Course Persistent. Five classes emerged for the females: Substance Abuse Risk/Low Needs, Aggressive Anti-social Substance Abuser, Normative Juvenile Delinquent, Complex Treatment Needs with Criminal History, and Career-Oriented with Extensive Treatment Needs. These typologies have the potential for reducing ambiguity in and expediting case management and treatment decisions and for juvenile probation, further enhancing the responsivity principle.
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- Title
- EXAMINING JUVENILE OFFENDER PROFILES: EXPLORING THE APPLICATION OF TYPOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN PRACTICE
- Creators
- Douglas Routh
- Contributors
- Zachary Hamilton (Advisor)Laurie Drapela (Committee Member)Amelie Pedneault (Committee Member)Jacqueline Vanwormer (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 213
- Identifiers
- 99900581821401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation