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ASSESSMENTS OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES

ASSESSMENTS OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES. DR. ROBERT D. HOGE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY CARLETON UNIVERSITY OTTAWA, ONTARIO K1S 5B6 613-520-5773 robert_hoge@carleton.ca. SERVICE GOALS OF JUDICIAL & CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS.

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ASSESSMENTS OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES

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  1. ASSESSMENTS OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES DR. ROBERT D. HOGE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY CARLETON UNIVERSITY OTTAWA, ONTARIO K1S 5B6 613-520-5773 robert_hoge@carleton.ca

  2. SERVICE GOALS OF JUDICIAL & CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS • COMMUNITY PROTECTION • HOLDING YOUTH ACCOUNTABLE FOR ACTIONS • ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE VICTIM • COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT

  3. THEORETICAL AND RESEARCH BACKGROUND

  4. EVIDENCE FROM RESEARCH • SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES ARE BEING MADE IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF YOUTH CRIME • THERE IS AN EMERGING CONSENSUS ON THE CORRELATES AND CAUSES OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN YOUNG PEOPLE • THERE IS AN EMERGING CONSENSUS ON THE ATTRIBUTES OF EFFECTIVE PROGRAMMING FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS

  5. CONCLUSIONS FROM THE RESEARCH LITERATURE • EARLY INTERVENTIONS WITH HIGH RISK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WORK • PUNITIVE SANCTIONS DO NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON REOFFENDING

  6. CONCLUSIONS FROM THE RESEARCH LITERATURE[CONTINUED] • APPROPRIATE TREATMENT SERVICES, DELIVERED WITH INTEGRITY, CAN BE EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY • APPROPRIATE TREATMENT SERVICES, DELIVERED WITH INTEGRITY CAN BE COST EFFECTIVE AND SHOW POSITIVE COST/BENEFIT RATIOS

  7. KEY CONCEPTS FROM THE RISK/NEED MODEL • CRIMINOGENIC RISK • CRIMINOGENIC NEED • RESPONSIVITY

  8. CRIMINOGENIC RISK FACTORS FACTORS WITHIN THE INDIVIDUAL OR HIS/HER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATED WITH CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.

  9. MAJOR RISK FACTORS • HISTORY OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR/CONDUCT DISORDER • ATTITUDES, VALUES, & BELIEFS SUPPORTIVE OF CRIME • DYSFUNCTIONAL PARENTING • ANTISOCIAL PEER ASSOCIATIONS • DYSFUNCTIONAL PERSONALITY/ BEHAVIOUR TRAITS • POOR EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL SKILLS • SUBSTANCE ABUSE • POOR USE OF LEISURE TIME

  10. OTHER RISK FACTORS • PROBLEMS IN THE FAMILY OF ORIGIN: CRIMINALITY, MENTAL DISORDER, ABUSE • INADEQUATE ACCOMMODATIONS • ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE • DYSFUNCTIONAL NEIGHGBOURHOOD ENVIRONMENT

  11. RISK PRINCIPLE OF CASE CLASSIFICATION INTENSIVE SERVICES SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR HIGH RISK CLIENTS WHILE MODERATE OR LOW RISK CLIENTS SHOULD RECEIVE LESS INTENSIVE SERVICES (OR NO SERVICES AT ALL)

  12. CRIMINOGENIC NEED FACTORS RISK FACTORS THAT CAN BE CHANGED AND, IF CHANGED, REDUCE THE CHANCES OF FUTURE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.

  13. MAJOR NEED FACTORS • ATTITUDES, VALUES & BELIEFS SUPPORTIVE OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY • DYSFUNCTIONAL PARENTING • ANTISOCIAL PEER ASSOCIATIONS • DYSFUNCTIONAL PERSONALITY & BEHAVIOUR TRAITS • POOR EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL SKILLS • SUBSTANCE ABUSE • POOR USE OF LEISURE TIME

  14. NEED PRINCIPLE OF CASE CLASSIFICATION SERVICES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARD THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE CLIENT

  15. RESPONSIVITY FACTORS FACTORS WITHIN THE INDIVIDUAL OR HIS OR HER ENVIRONMENT THAT AFFECT THEIR RESPONSE TO INTERVENTIONS, WHETHER THIS INVOLVES THERAPY, COUNSELING, OR A PUNITIVE SANCTION. WE ALSO INCLUDE HERE PROTECTIVE FACTORS THAT MAY MODERATE THE EFFECTS OF RISK.

  16. EXAMPLES OF RESPONSIVITY FACTORS • INTELLIGENCE • LEARNING STYLE • TREATMENT READINESS & MOTIVATION • EMOTIONAL DISORDER • ANGER/HOSTILITY

  17. EXAMPLES OF PROTECTIVE FACTORS • INTELLIGENCE • EMOTIONAL MATURITY • POSITIVE, PROSOCIAL SKILLS • EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL COMPETENCE • INTEREST IN HOBBYS/SPORTS • PROSCIAL FAMILY/FRIENDS • HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL,MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

  18. RESPONSIVITY PRINCIPLE OF CASE CLASSIFICATION CONTENT AND MODES OF SERVICE SHOULD MATCH RESPONSIVITY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CLIENT

  19. RESEARCH & CLINICALLY-BASED PRINCIPLES OF BEST PRACTICE • BASED ON STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS OF RISK, NEED, AND RESPONSIVITY • LEVEL OF SERVICE DETERMINED BY RISK LEVEL OF THE CLIENT (RISK PRINCIPLE) • TREATMENTS TARGET SPECIFIC NEEDS AND TAKE ACCOUNT OF RESPONSIVITY FACTORS (NEED & RESPONSIVITY PRINCIPLES)

  20. TREATMENTS ARE DELIVERED IN THE COMMUNITY SETTING WHERE FEASIBLE • WHERE INSTITUTIONALIZION IS NECESSARY, NEEDED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED

  21. TREATMENTS ARE STRUCTURED AND FOCUS ON CONCRETE BEHAVIOURAL GOALS • TREATMENTS ARE MULTIMODAL - ADDRESS ALL AREAS OF NEED

  22. INDIVIDUALS DELIVERING TREATMENT ARE SELECTED WITH CARE AND PROVIDED MEANINGFUL SUPPORT • STAFF TAKE CARE TO INSURE THAT THEY REPRESENT PROSOCIAL MODELS

  23. AFTERCARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONAL TREATMENT • PROGRAM DELIVERY & IMPACT IS CAREFULLY MONITORED

  24. Adherence to Principles by Setting Decrease • Community • Residence Recidivism Increase

  25. Targeting Criminogenic Need: Results from Meta-Analyses from Youthful Offenders 0.3 0.25 Reduction in Recidivism 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.05 0 Increase in Recidivism Less than half criminogenic Fifty % or more criminogenic -0.05 Source: Dowden and Andrews (1999). What Works in Youthful Offender Treatment. Forum on Correctional Research.

  26. INTRODUCTION TO ASSESSMENTSIN JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS

  27. ASSESSMENT WITHIN JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS CONTEXTS OF ASSESSMENT • DIVERSION DECISIONS • DETENTION DECISIONS • WAIVERS TO ADULT COURT/MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM • ADJUDICATIVE COMPETENCE • SENTENCING/DISPOSITIONS • PROGRAMMING DECISIONS

  28. CLINICAL VS STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS • CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS RELY ON THE INFORMAL AND UNSTRUCTURED COLLECTION OF INFORMATION. • STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS REPRESENT STRUCTURED FORMATS FOR COLLECTING AND INTEGRATING INFORMATION.

  29. BROAD-BASED MEASURES ASSESSING RISK AND NEED FACTORS THESE ARE STANDARDIZED MEASURES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE YOUTH’S RISK AND NEED FACTORS. MAY BE IN AN ACTUARIAL OR STRUCTURED PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT FORMAT

  30. EXAMPLES OF BROAD-BASED MEASURES • EARLY ASSESSMENT OF RISK LIST FOR BOYS/GIRLS • ESTIMATE OF RISK OF ADOLESCENT SEXUAL OFFENCE RECIDIVISM • STRUCTURED ASSESSMENT OF VIOLENCE RISK IN YOUTH • WASHINGTON STATE JUVENILE COURT ASSESSMENT • YOUTH LEVEL OF SERVICE/CASE MANAGEMENT INVENTORY

  31. YOUTH LEVEL OF SERVICE/CASE MANAGEMENT INVENTORY PURPOSE THE INSTRUMENT IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE PROFESSIONAL WORKER IN THE COLLECTION AND SYNTHESIS OF RISK, NEED, AND RESPONSIVITY INFORMATION AND THE LINKING OF THAT INFORMATION WITH CASE PLANNING. IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO REPLACE PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENTS OR TO DICTATE DECISIONS.

  32. THE YOUTH LEVEL OF SERVICE/CASE MANAGEMENT INVENTORY GOALS • PROVIDE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE FULL RANGE OF RISK, NEED, AND RESPONSIVITY FACTORS KNOWN TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH YOUTH CRIME • PROVIDE A LINK BETWEEN THESE FACTORS AND CASE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

  33. YIELD NORMATIVE DATA SO THAT INDIVIDUAL CASES CAN BE EVALUATED WITH REFERENCE TO OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE AT THE SAME AGE LEVEL • DEMONSTRATE ACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY

  34. INCORPORATE A PROFESSIONAL OVERRIDE AND GENERALLY VALUE PROFESSIONAL DISCRETION • BE ACCEPTED AS A USEFUL TOOL BY THE PROFESSIONAL WORKER

  35. COMPONENTS OF THE YLS/CMI • PART I ASSESSMENT OF RISK AND NEEDS • PART II SUMMARY OF RISK/NEEDS • PART III ASSESSMENT OF OTHER NEEDS/ SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS • PART IV CASE MANAGER ASSESSMENT • PART V CONTACT LEVEL • PART VI CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN

  36. PART IASSESSMENT OF RISKS & NEEDS • PRIOR & CURRENT OFFENCES/DISPOSITIONS • FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES/PARENTING • EDUCATION/EMPLOYMENT • PEER RELATIONS • SUBSTANCE ABUSE • LEISURE/RECREATION • PERSONALITY/BEHAVIOUR • ATTITUDES/ORIENTATION

  37. SOME CONDITIONS TO OBSERVE IN SELECTING AND USING RISK/NEEDS ASSESSMENT MEASURES • SELECT EVIDENCE-BASED MEASURES (SUPPORTED BY RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY RESEARCH) • INSURE MEASURE IS RELEVANT TO THE CLIENT • INSURE MEASURE IS RELEVANT TO THE LEGAL ISSUE • PROVIDE NET WIDENING SAFEGUARDS • INCLUDE OVERRIDE PROVISION • INSURE MEASURE IS USED BY QUALIFIED AND TRAINED PROFESSIONAL

  38. BENEFITS OF STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS FOR THE CASE WORKER • ASSISTS IN COLLECTING AND RECORDING RELEVANT INFORMATION; INSURES THAT KEY QUESTIONS ARE ASKED AND DOCUMENTED • ASSISTS IN CASE PLANNING; HELPS IN FORMING JUDGMENTS ABOUT RISK AND NEED AND LINKING WITH PROGRAM PLANNING • FACILITATES COMMUNICATION AMONG PROFESSIONALS; INSURES WE ARE ALL TALKING THE SAME LANGUAGE

  39. HELPS IN TRACKING CHANGES IN THE RISK AND NEED LEVELS OF CLIENTS • PROVIDES PROTECTION WHERE JUDGMENTS ARE QUESTIONED; CAN SHOW THAT JUDGMENTS WERE BASED ON A THOROUGH AND OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE CLIENT

  40. BENEFITS OF STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS FOR MANAGEMENT • ASSISTS IN COLLECTING AND RECORDING DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT CLIENTS AND SERVICES • HELPS INSURE CONSISTENCY IN DECISION MAKING • ASSISTS IN ALLOCATING RESOURCES WITHIN THE AGENCY; INSURES THAT CASE LOADS ARE FAIRLY DISTRIBUTED • PROVIDES QUALITY INFORMATION FOR AUDITING AND FUNDING PURPOSES

  41. SOME FEATURES OF THE CANADIAN JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMTHE YOUTH CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT

  42. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE YOUTH CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT THE GOALS OF THE SYSTEM ARE TO: • ENSURE THAT A YOUNG PERSON IS SUBJECT TO MEANINGFUL CONSEQUENCES FOR HIS/HER BEHAVIOUR TO INSURE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC • ENCOURAGE THE REPAIR OF HARM TO VICTIMS & THE COMMUNITY

  43. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE YOUTH CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT[CONTINUED] • ENSURE THAT CONSEQUENCES ARE MEANINGFUL TO THE YOUNG PERSON AND, WHERE POSSIBLE, INVOLVE THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY • PREVENT CRIME BY ADDRESSING THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDERLYING THE OFFENDING BEHAVIOUR

  44. SELECTED PRINCIPLES OF THE YOUTH CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT[CONTINUED] • REHABILITATE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO COMMIT OFFENCES AND REINTEGRATE THEM INTO SOCIETY • REINFORCE RESPECT FOR SOCIAL VALUES

  45. SENTENCING PRINCIPLES • ALL AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVES TO CUSTODY MUST BE CONSIDERED • SENTENCE MUST BE LEAST RESTRICTIVE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER SENTENCING PRINCIPLES • SENTENCE SELECTED MUST BE THAT MOST LIKELY TO REHABILITATE THE YOUNG PERSON AND REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY AND PROMOTE A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY IN THE YOUNG PERSON

  46. SPECIFIC PROVISIONS OF THE YOUTH CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT • EXTRAJUDICIAL MEASURES (DIVERSION) • EXTRAJUDICIAL SANCTIONS • PROBATION • CUSTODY • INTENSIVE SUPPORT & SUPERVISION PROBATION • INTENSIVE REHABILITATIVE CUSTODY & SUPERVISION • POST-RELEASE SUPERVISION

  47. BARRIERS TO THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES • LIMITED RESOURCES • INEFFECTIVE PROGRAMS • FRAGMENTATION OF SERVICES • EXCESSIVE MORALIZING

  48. SOURCES OF OPTIMISM • ADVANCES IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN YOUTH • ADVANCES IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT DOES AND DOES NOT WORK • LARGE NUMBER OF COMMITTED PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN THE SYSTEM

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