Diminishing Returns? Threshold Effects of Dispositions and Recidivism Among Court-Involved Girls
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21424845 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicole C McKenna (0000-0001-9966-1682, University of Cincinnati, corresponding author), Valerie R Anderson (0000-0002-5672-7175, University of Cincinnati) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1557-1575 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Criminal Justice and Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-8548 • E-ISSN: 1552-3594 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00938548211003119 |
| OpenAlex | W3149894473 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 30 |
This study examines juvenile court responses among justice-involved girls. We analyze 10 years of court records on girls ( N = 1,102) from a Midwestern juvenile court to assess the impact of various aspects of placements and dispositions on recidivism outcomes. We explore how the number of dispositions girls receive, the type of disposition, and type of placement affect 2-year recidivism. Our findings indicate there may be a threshold effect to receiving dispositions—receiving three or more dispositions was significantly related to increased recidivism. Furthermore, the combination of receiving both treatment and sanction dispositions was significantly related to an increased likelihood of recidivism. Girls who received only community-based placements were more likely to recidivate than those who did not receive any dispositions. This study advances our understanding of court responses to girls and how these responses influence girls’ experiences and outcomes while involved with the juvenile justice system
Affect (linguistics) · Developmental psychology · Disposition · Economic Justice · Injury prevention · Juvenile · Juvenile court · Juvenile delinquency · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Recidivism · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology
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The Psychology of Criminal Conduct
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The Female Offender
The Latina penalty
Less Guilty by Reason of Adolescence
Focus on the Family
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Increasing the Effectiveness of Correctional Programming Through the Risk Principle
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |