{"@type": "dcat:Dataset", "accessLevel": "public", "bureauCode": ["011:21"], "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "Open Data Office of Justice Programs (USDOJ)", "hasEmail": "mailto:opendata@usdoj.gov"}, "dataQuality": false, "description": "This study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of the\r\nstructured substance abuse treatment program at Barrett Juvenile\r\nCorrection Center in Virginia by comparing the outcomes of youth\r\nadmitted to Barrett with the outcomes of youth who were eligible for\r\nadmittance to Barrett but were detained at one of the traditional\r\njuvenile correctional centers in Virginia. The effectiveness of\r\nBarrett's program was also assessed by comparing the outcomes of youth\r\nwho were admitted to Barrett but who differed according to how many of\r\nthe four phases of treatment, focused on modifying negative attitudes\r\nand behaviors, they completed. Barrett differs from the six other\r\njuvenile correctional centers in Virginia in that it provides a highly\r\nstructured substance abuse treatment program to all admitted\r\nyouth. Youth are considered for admission to Barrett if they are male,\r\naged 11 to 18, have a sentence of six to 18 months, and have a\r\nrecommended or mandatory need for substance abuse treatment as\r\ndetermined by the Reception and Diagnostic Center (RDC), which\r\nassesses youths' needs prior to sentencing. Barrett's treatment\r\nprogram takes a therapeutic community approach, which emphasizes\r\naltering negative attitudes and behaviors through the completion of\r\nfour sequential phases of treatment. In contrast, the goal of the\r\ntraditional institutions was to achieve public safety while meeting\r\nthe disciplinary, medical, recreational, and treatment needs of the\r\nyouth. These facilities offered some treatment programs but only on an\r\n\"as needed\" basis. The sample for this study consists of all 412 youth\r\nreleased from Barrett Juvenile Correctional Center from July 1, 1998,\r\nto June 30, 2000, and a matched sample of 406 youth released from\r\nother juvenile correctional centers in Virginia during the same\r\nperiod. The treatment staff at Barrett submitted information on\r\nyouths' treatment progress at the time of discharge. The RDC provided\r\ndemographic, criminal history, and assessment information for all\r\nyouths. The Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice provided\r\ninformation concerning actual time served and recidivism at the\r\njuvenile level. The Virginia State Police supplied additional\r\nrecidivism data, including information on adult recidivism. Parole\r\nofficers also provided data on recidivism and on progress toward\r\nmeeting the conditions of parole. Demographic variables included in\r\nthe dataset are race of the offender and his age at\r\ncommitment. Clinical variables for Barrett youth only are Substance\r\nAbuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI) and Intelligence Quotient\r\n(IQ) scores, total number of categories for which the youth scored yes\r\non the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth\r\nedition (DSM-IV), the length of the sentence, whether the youth had a\r\nrecommended or mandatory need for substance abuse treatment, and the\r\nhighest phase of treatment completed. Parole officers supplied data at\r\nthree, six, and 12 months after release on whether they judged youths\r\nto be currently using a substance and whether youths were meeting the\r\nconditions of parole. These conditions included curfew, counseling\r\nservices, educational programs, the employment requirement, and the\r\nelectronic monitoring requirement. Also included are arrests and\r\nsubstance-related charges as reported by the Virginia Department of\r\nJuvenile Justice, the Virginia State Police, and parole officers. A\r\nvariable for total reconvictions is included as well.", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03538.v1", "title": "Comparison of Youth Released From a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Center to Youth at a Traditional Juvenile Correctional Center in Virginia, 1998-2000  "}], "identifier": "3832", "issued": "2003-01-31T00:00:00", "keyword": ["correctional facilities (juveniles)", "drug treatment", "inmate attitudes", "juvenile offenders", "recidivism", "substance abuse treatment", "treatment outcome", "treatment programs"], "language": ["eng"], "license": "http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/", "modified": "2005-11-04T00:00:00", "programCode": ["011:060"], "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "National Institute of Justice", "subOrganizationOf": {"acronym": "OJP", "id": 22, "name": "Office of Justice Programs", "parentOrganization": {"acronym": "DOJ", "id": 10, "name": "Department of Justice"}, "parentOrganizationID": 10}}, "title": "Comparison of Youth Released From a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Center to Youth at a Traditional Juvenile Correctional Center in Virginia, 1998-2000  "}