The Impact of Teen Court on Rural Adolescents: Improved Social Relationships, Psychological Functioning, and School Experiences.
J Prim Prev
; 38(4): 447-464, 2017 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-28409260
Teen Court is a prevention program aimed at diverting first time juvenile offenders from the traditional juvenile justice system and reintegrating them into the community. Few studies have examined if Teen Court impacts adolescent functioning. We examined how Teen Court participation impacted psychosocial functioning, social relationships, and school experiences in a sample of 392 rural Teen Court participants relative to two comparison samples, one from the same county as Teen Court (n = 4276) and one from a neighboring county (n = 3584). We found that Teen Court has the potential to decrease internalizing symptoms, externalizing behavior, violent behavior, parent-adolescent conflict, and delinquent friends, and increase self-esteem and school satisfaction.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Población Rural
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Conducta del Adolescente
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Delincuencia Juvenil
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Prim Prev
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Países Bajos