Therapeutic Change, Length of Stay, and Recidivism in Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders in Washington State, 2008-2015

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed. This is a quasi-experimental, observational study using administrative data to assess whether time in juvenile placement was associated with the acquisition of social-emotional skills and subsequent felony recidivism. Concurrent with a change in juvenile sentencing policy in Washington State a comprehensive risk and needs assessment tool (R-PACT) was piloted to investigate the impact that therapeutically oriented incarceration had on youth. This tool was made up of 12 domains of risk and needs, including a section on dynamic factors related to therapeutic skills. Youth were admitted into the study in two cohorts, a main study cohort and a replication study cohort.

本数据为NACJD快速发布（Fast Track Release）的一部分，按数据提交者提供的原样分发。NACJD已将文件压缩以供发布，但除移除直接标识符外未进行检查或处理。用户应参考随附的README文件以了解本数据集所含文件的简要说明，如需进一步信息请咨询研究人员。本研究为准实验性观察研究，利用行政数据评估青少年安置时间是否与社会情感技能的获得及后续重罪再犯率相关。在华盛顿州青少年量刑政策变更的同时，一项综合风险与需求评估工具（R-PACT）被试点应用，以探究治疗导向型监禁对青少年的影响。青少年被分为两个队列纳入研究：主研究队列与复制研究队列。