Treating offending children: What works?

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 133-148

  Nee, Claire ^a   Ellis, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; OFFENDER; POLICE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 14844331706     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532504X15330     Document Type: Article

References (50)

1. Andrews, D. A., & Bonta, J. (1994). The psychology of criminal conduct (1st edn.). Cincinnati: Anderson.
2. Andrews, D. A., & Bonta, J. (1995). The Level of Service Inventory-Revised. Toronto: Multi-Health Systems.
3. Andrews, D. A., & Bonta, J. (1998). The psychology of criminal conduct (2nd edn.). Cincinnati: Anderson.
4. Aubrey, R., & Hough, M. (1997). Assessing offenders' needs: Assessment scales for the Probation Service. Home Office Research Study No 166. London: Home Office.
5. Audit Commission. (1996). Misspent youth. London: HMSO.
6. Augimeri, L., Farrington, D. P., Koegl, C., & Day, D. (2003). A community based programme for children with conduct problems: Immediate and long-term effects. Submitted for peer review.
7. Carr, A. (Ed.). (2000). What works with children and adolescents: A critical review of psychological interventions with children, adolescents and their families. London: Routledge.
8. Crow, I. (2001). The treatment and rehabilitation of offenders. London: Sage.
9. Ellis, T., & Underdown, A. (1998). Evaluation and the evidence base. Strategies for effective offender supervision. Report of the HMIP What Works project. London: HMIP.
10. Farrington, D. P. (2002). Developmental criminology and risk-focussed prevention. In M. Maguire, R. Morgan & R. Reiner (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of criminology (3rd edn.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
11. Gendreau, P., Little, T., & Goggin, C. (1996). A meta-analysis of the predictors of adult offender recidivism: What works! Criminology, 34, 575-607.
12. Gordon, D. (2002). Intervening with families of troubled youth: Functional family therapy and parenting wisely. In J. McGuire (Ed.), Offender rehabilitation and treatment: Effective programmes and policies to reduce re-offending. Chichester: Wiley.
13. Gottschalk, R., Davidson, W. S., II, Gensheimer, L. K., & Mayer, J. P. (1987). Community based interventions. In H. C. Quay (Ed.), Handbook of juvenile delinquency (pp. 266-289). New York: Wiley.
14. Hagell, A., Hazel, N., & Shaw, C. (2000). Evaluation of Medway secure training centre. London: Home Office.
15. Hagell, A., & Newburn, T. (1994). Persistent young offenders. London: Policy Studies Institute/HMSO.
16. Haines, K., & Drakeford, M. (1999). Young people and youth justice. New York: Macmillan.
17. Hare, R. D. (1991). The Hare Psychopathy Checklist (Revised). Toronto: Multi-Health Systems.
18. Hoge, R. D., & Andrew, D. A. (2002). The Youth Level of Service Inventory. Toronto: Multi-Health Systems.
19. Hollin, C. R. (2002). Risk-needs assessment and allocation to offender programmes. In J. McGuire (Ed.), Offender rehabilitation and treatment: Effective programmes and policies to reduce re-offending. Chichester: Wiley.
20. Hollin, C. R., Palmer, E. J. & Clark, D (2003). The Level of Service Inventory-Revised profile of English prisoners: A needs analysis. Criminal Justice and Behaviour. 30, 422-440.
21. Home Office (1993). The national risk of reconviction predictor. London: Home Office Research and Planning Unit.
22. Horney, J. (2001). Criminal events and criminal careers. In R. Meier, L. Kennedy, & V. Sacco (Eds.), The process and structure of crime: Criminal events and crime analysis. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers.
23. Howell, J. (2001). Juvenile justice programs and strategies. In R. Loeber & D. P. Farrington (Eds.), Child delinquents: Development, interventions and service needs. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
24. Ilacqua, G. E., Coulson, G. E., Lombardo, D., & Nutbrown, V. (1999). Predictive validity of the youth offender level of service inventory for criminal recidivism of male and female offenders. Psychological Reports, 84(2,3), 1214-1218.
25. Kaufman, P (1985). Meta-analysts of juvenile delinquency programs. Unpublished Master's thesis, Claremont Graduate School (Results reported in Lipsey, 1988).
26. Keenan, K. (2001). Uncovering preschool precursors to problem behaviour. In R. Loeber & D. P. Farrington (Eds.), Child delinquents: Development, interventions and service needs. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
27. Lewis, D., & Mhlanga, B. (2001). A life of crime: The hidden truth behind criminal activity. International Journal of Market Research, 43(2), 217-240.
28. Lipsey, M. W. (1995). What do we learn from 400 research studies on the effectiveness of treatment with juvenile delinquents? In J. McGuire (Ed.), What works: Reducing reoffending (pp. 63-78). Chichester: Wiley.
29. Lipsey, M. W., & Wilson, D. B. (1998). Effective intervention for serious juvenile offenders: A synthesis of research. In R. Loeber & D. P. Farrington (Eds.), Serious and violent juvenile offenders: Risk factors and successful interventions. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
30. Lloyd, C., Mair, G., & Hough, M. (1994). Explaining reconviction rates: A critical analysis. Home Office Research Study 136, London: HMSO.
31. Loeber, R. & Farrington, D. P. (Eds.). (1998). Serious and violent juvenile offenders: Risk factors and successful interventions. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
32. Loeber, R., & Farrington, D. P. (2000). Young children who commit crime: Epidemiology, developmental origins, risk factors, early interventions and policy implications. Development and psychopathology, 12, 737-762.
33. Loeber, R. & Farrington, D. P. (Eds.). (2001). Child delinquents: Development, interventions and service needs. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
34. Loeber, R., Farrington, D. P., Stouthamer-Loeber, M., Moffitt, T., & Caspi, A. (1998). The development of male offending: Key findings from the first decade of the Pittsburgh Youth Study. Studies on Crime and Crime Prevention, 7, 141-171.
35. Mair, G., & Nee, C. (1992). Day centre reconviction rates. British Journal of Criminology, 32, 329-339.
36. Marshall, W. L., & McGuire, J. (2003). Effect sizes in the treatment of sexual offenders. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 47, 653-663.
37. McGuire, J. (2002). Criminal sanctions versus psychologically-based interventions with offenders: A comparative empirical analysis. Psychology, Crime and Law, 8, 183-208.
38. McGuire, J., & Priestley, P. (1995). Reviewing what works: Past present and future. In J. McGuire (Ed.), What works: Reducing reoffending. Guidelines from research and practice. Chichester: Wiley.
39. Moffitt, T. E. (1993). Life-course-persistent and adolescence-limited antisocial behaviour: A developmental taxonomy. Psychological Review, 100, 674-701.
40. Nee, C. (2003). The offender's perspective on crime: Methods and principles in data collection. In A. Needs & G. Towl (Eds.), Applying psychology to forensic practice. London: BPS.
41. O' Keefe, M. (1997). Validation of the level of service inventory for community based offenders in Colorado. Denver: Department of Corrections.
42. Pawson, R., & Tilley, N. (1997). Realistic evaluation. London: Sage.
43. Raynor, P. (1998). Implementing the level of service inventory-revised in Britain: Report 3. Risk and need assessment in the five pilot areas. Dinas Powys: University of Wales, Swansea and Cognitive Centre Foundation.
44. Raynor, P., Kynch, J., Roberts, R., & Merrington, S. (2000). Risk and need assessment in probation services: An evaluation. Home Office Research Study 211. London: Home Office.
45. Stouthamer-Loeber, M., & Loeber, R. (2002). Lost opportunities for intervention: Undetected markers for the development of serious juvenile delinquency. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 12, 69-82.
46. Tremblay, R. E., & LeMarquand, D. (2001). Individual and protective risk factors. In R. Loeber & D. P. Farrington (Eds.), Child delinquents: Development, interventions and service needs. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
47. Tremblay, R. E., Masse, L. C., Vitaro, F., & Dobkin, P. L. (1995). The impact of friend's deviant behaviour on early onset of delinquency: Longitudinal data from 6 to 13 years of age. Development and Psychopathology, 7, 649-668.
48. Wasserman, G. A., & Seracini, A. M. (2001). Family risk factors and interventions. In R. Loeber & D. P. Farrington (Eds.), Child delinquents: Development, interventions and service needs. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
49. Welsh, B. C. (2001). Economic costs and benefits of early developmental prevention. In R. Loeber & D. P. Farrington (Eds.), Child delinquents: Development, interventions and service needs. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
50. Whitehead, J. T., & Lab, S. P. (1989). A meta-analysis of juvenile correctional treatment. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 26, 276-295.