Drug Testing Policies and Practices: Predicting Successful Outcomes among Juveniles Participating in Pretrial Diversion Programs

IF 1.3 Q3 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY Justice Evaluation Journal Pub Date : 2021-07-15 DOI:10.1080/24751979.2021.1952643
Chelsea W. Harris, Lindsey E. Wylie
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Abstract Drug testing is a frequent condition of juvenile justice programs, although research on the effects of drug testing juveniles – especially early system-involved youth – is scarce. The risk-needs-responsivity (RNR) model suggests drug testing would only be a beneficial intervention if substance use contributes to a youth’s criminal behavior and has a rehabilitative component. We examined drug testing policies and practices in one Midwestern state utilizing interviews with 27 diversion program managers and a statewide sample of 665 youth referred to pretrial diversion. Analysis tested whether drug testing juveniles with and without a substance use need predicted successful completion of diversion and decreased the probability of future system involvement. Results indicated that drug testing was not a significant predictor of successfully completing diversion, nor did it decrease youths’ odds of recidivating in the year after discharge from diversion. Further, those with a substance use need were significantly less likely to successfully complete diversion than those without a substance use need, indicating that diversion programs should utilize rehabilitative methods for addressing criminogenic drug or alcohol needs.
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药物测试政策和实践:预测参与审前转移计划的青少年的成功结果
摘要:药物检测是青少年司法项目的一个常见条件,尽管对药物检测对青少年的影响的研究-特别是早期系统涉及的青少年-很少。风险-需求-反应(RNR)模型表明,只有当药物使用导致青少年的犯罪行为并具有康复成分时,药物测试才会是一种有益的干预。我们研究了中西部一个州的药物测试政策和实践,通过对27名转移项目经理和665名审前转移青少年的全州样本进行访谈。分析测试了药物测试是否有和没有物质使用需要的青少年预测成功完成转移和降低未来系统参与的可能性。结果表明,药物测试并不是成功完成转移的显著预测因子,也没有降低青少年在转移出院后一年内再犯的几率。此外,那些有物质使用需求的人比那些没有物质使用需求的人成功完成转移的可能性要小得多,这表明转移方案应该利用康复方法来解决犯罪药物或酒精需求。
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