Group Conferencing is Associated with Lower Rates of Repeated Recidivism Among Higher-Risk Youth and There are Enhanced Effects Based on Who Attended the Conference

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ID21744630
AuthorsRobert Bonett (Swinburne University of Technology), Caleb D Lloyd (0000-0002-5450-3581, Swinburne University of Technology, corresponding author), Ariel G Stone (0000-0002-9299-7463, Swinburne University of Technology), James R P Ogloff (0000-0002-3137-5556, Swinburne University of Technology)
Year2025
Volume23
Issue1
Pages72-93
Publication date2025-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueYouth Violence and Juvenile Justice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1541-2040 • E-ISSN: 1556-9330
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/15412040241258952
OpenAlexW4399428662
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited29

We examined criminal records across adolescence for a sample of young people processed through a statewide Children’s Court ( N = 2366) between 2012 and 2018, some of who were referred to a group conferencing program ( n = 836). We also examined associations between different program elements and subsequent rates of recidivism, including victim, police, and family participation in the conference process. Recurrent-event survival analysis indicated group conferencing was associated with substantive reductions in the likelihood of recurrent recidivism (26–40% reduced likelihood), controlling for individual propensity for recidivism and both static and time-varying predictors. Within conference completers, binary logistic and negative binomial regression indicated conferences attended by secondary victims and primary police members were associated with larger reductions in post-conference recidivism, compared to conferences with primary victim participation only. Importantly, recidivism likelihood and rates did not differ between those attended by no victim or those attended by a primary victim

Injury prevention · Logistic regression · Medical emergency · Poison control · Recidivism · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Demography · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending

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