ABSTRACT

In 2016, there were approximately 45,000 juveniles in placement in the United States. Most youth indicate that they plan to live with a family member upon release. Yet, many boys report housing needs before, during or after their time in placement which may be related to family experiences with child maltreatment, substance abuse and criminal justice contact. Using the young males’ data from the Serious and Violent Offenders Re-entry Initiative (SVORI), we investigate the influence of boys’ housing needs prior to their release on their continued housing needs and offending in the first-year post-release. We found that needing a place to live prior to release significantly increased boys’ violent offending at nine-months post-release and we also find that boys who did not live with a parent prior to placement reported more crime at nine-months post-release. We also found that boys’ baseline housing needs and prior physical abuse significantly predicted boys’ reports that they needed help finding a place to live at nine-months and that baseline housing needs significantly predicted housing needs at fifteen months post-release. We contextualize our findings given the adverse family environments boys often face post-release.

摘要

2016 年，美国约有 45,000 名青少年被安置。大多数青年表示，他们计划在获释后与家人同住。然而，许多男孩在安置之前、期间或之后报告了住房需求，这可能与虐待儿童、药物滥用和刑事司法接触的家庭经历有关。使用来自严重和暴力罪犯重新进入倡议 (SVORI) 的年轻男性数据，我们调查了男孩在获释前的住房需求对他们在获释后第一年的持续住房需求和犯罪行为的影响。我们发现，在获释前需要住所会显着增加男孩在获释后 9 个月的暴力犯罪率，我们还发现，在获释前未与父母同住的男孩在获释后 9 个月报告的犯罪率更高. 我们还发现，男孩的基线住房需求和先前的身体虐待显着预测了男孩在九个月时需要帮助寻找住处的报告，而基线住房需求显着预测了释放后十五个月的住房需求。考虑到男孩在获释后经常面临的不利家庭环境，我们将我们的研究结果背景化。我们还发现，男孩的基线住房需求和先前的身体虐待显着预测了男孩在九个月时需要帮助寻找住处的报告，而基线住房需求显着预测了释放后十五个月的住房需求。考虑到男孩在获释后经常面临的不利家庭环境，我们将我们的研究结果背景化。我们还发现，男孩的基线住房需求和先前的身体虐待显着预测了男孩在九个月时需要帮助寻找住处的报告，而基线住房需求显着预测了释放后十五个月的住房需求。考虑到男孩在获释后经常面临的不利家庭环境，我们将我们的研究结果背景化。