Citation

Levesque DA, Johnson JL, Welch CA, Prochaska JM, Fernandez AC. J. Soc. Work Pract. Addict. 2012; 12(4): 391-411.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/1533256X.2012.728107

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Studies assessing the efficacy of juvenile justice interventions show small effects on recidivism and other outcomes. This article describes the development of a prototype of a multimedia computer-tailored intervention (Rise Above Your Situation) that relies on an evidence-based model of behavior change, the transtheoretical model, and expert system technology to deliver assessments, feedback, printed reports, and counselor reports with intervention ideas. In a feasibility test involving 60 system-involved youths and their counselors, evaluations of the program were favorable: 91.7% of youths agreed that the program could help them make positive changes, and 86.7% agreed that the program could give their counselor helpful information about them.

KEYWORDS: Juvenile justice; Juvenile delinquency