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Drug Testing Policies and Practices: Predicting Successful Outcomes among Juveniles Participating in Pretrial Diversion Programs
Justice Evaluation Journal Pub Date : 2021-07-15 , DOI: 10.1080/24751979.2021.1952643
Chelsea W. Harris 1 , Lindsey Wylie 2
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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.



中文翻译:

药物检测政策和实践:预测参与审前转移计划的青少年的成功结果

摘要

药物测试是少年司法计划的常见条件,尽管对药物测试青少年——尤其是早期参与系统的青少年——的影响的研究很少。风险需求响应 (RNR) 模型表明,只有在物质使用导致青少年犯罪行为并具有康复成分的情况下,药物检测才会是一种有益的干预措施。我们通过采访 27 名转移项目经理和全州 665 名涉及审前转移的青年样本,研究了中西部一个州的药物检测政策和实践。分析测试了使用和不使用药物的青少年是否需要预测成功完成转移并降低未来系统参与的可能性。结果表明,药物测试不是成功完成分流的重要预测因素,也没有降低青少年在分流出院后一年内再次犯罪的几率。此外,与没有物质使用需求的人相比,有物质使用需求的人成功完成转移的可能性要小得多,这表明转移计划应利用康复方法来解决犯罪药物或酒精需求。

更新日期:2021-07-15
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