Myers W C, Burton P R, Sanders P D, Donat K M, Cheney J, Fitzpatrick T M, Monaco L
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610, USA.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2000 Sep;39(9):1127-34. doi: 10.1097/00004583-200009000-00012.
This study assessed the effectiveness of Project Back-on-Track, an after-school diversion program that uses a multimodal approach for the treatment of early-career juvenile offenders.
Project Back-on-Track completers (30 of 41 enrollees; 73%), aged 9 to 17 years, 63% female, participated in a 4-week cycle of treatment consisting of group and family therapies, parent groups, educational sessions, community service projects, and empathy-building exercises. These youths attended the program 2 hours per day, 4 days a week, allowing for 32 hours of contact with the program per cycle; parents attended the program for 15 hours per cycle. Most youths were referred for violent offenses and met criteria for conduct disorder.
Project Back-on-Track completers were significantly less likely than matched controls to have committed subsequent criminal offenses at 12 months. In addition, they had significantly fewer subsequent criminal charges at 9- and 12-month follow-up intervals than the control group. By decreasing the frequency of criminal recidivism, it is estimated that Project Back-on-Track resulted in savings to society of approximately $1,800 per youth enrolled after 1 year.
At 1-year follow-up, findings suggest that treatment through Project Back-on-Track was effective in reducing criminal recidivism and costs in a population of early-career juvenile offenders.
本研究评估了“重回正轨计划”的有效性，该计划是一项课后分流项目，采用多模式方法治疗初入职场的青少年罪犯。
“重回正轨计划”的完成者（41名参与者中的30名；73%），年龄在9至17岁之间，63%为女性，参加了为期4周的治疗周期，包括团体和家庭治疗、家长小组、教育课程、社区服务项目以及同理心培养练习。这些青少年每天参加该项目2小时，每周4天，每个周期与该项目接触32小时；家长每个周期参加该项目15小时。大多数青少年因暴力犯罪被转介，符合品行障碍的标准。
“重回正轨计划”的完成者在12个月时再次犯罪的可能性明显低于匹配的对照组。此外，在9个月和12个月的随访间隔中，他们随后的刑事指控明显少于对照组。据估计，通过降低再次犯罪的频率，“重回正轨计划”在1年后为每个参与项目的青少年为社会节省了约1800美元。
在1年的随访中，研究结果表明，通过“重回正轨计划”进行的治疗在减少初入职场的青少年罪犯群体的再次犯罪和成本方面是有效的。
