Shelton D
School of Nursing, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 2026, USA.
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2008 May;15(4):313-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01227.x.
This paper presents data for 2 years of a continuing study aimed to reduce the risk of first-time involvement by minority youth with the juvenile justice system. A quasi-experimental design was used to test a 14-week expressive art curriculum (LEAD: leadership, education, achievement and development) implemented in two rural communities. A total of 70 African American youth participated in the programme over a 2-year period. Pre- and post-test differences were examined for protective factors, behavioural self-control, self-esteem and resilience measures. When compared with the after-school programme (control group), youth in the LEAD programme in both communities had more dramatic increases in post-test scores following the intervention. The combined data from year 1 and year 2 provide positive findings in support of LEAD as a prevention programme for young offenders. The placement of the programme within an African American church in year 2 improved the processes of the LEAD programme and seemed to provide a better fit with the original design of the programme, highlighting the importance of the context, in which the programme was provided.
本文展示了一项旨在降低少数族裔青少年初次涉足少年司法系统风险的持续研究两年的数据。采用准实验设计来测试在两个农村社区实施的为期14周的表达性艺术课程（LEAD：领导力、教育、成就与发展）。在两年时间里，共有70名非裔美国青少年参与了该项目。对保护因素、行为自我控制、自尊和恢复力测量的前后测差异进行了检验。与课后项目（对照组）相比，两个社区参与LEAD项目的青少年在干预后的后测分数有更显著的提高。第一年和第二年的综合数据提供了积极的结果，支持LEAD作为一项针对年轻罪犯的预防项目。第二年该项目在非裔美国教会中的开展改善了LEAD项目的实施过程，似乎与该项目的原始设计更契合，突出了项目实施背景的重要性。
