@article{ref1,
title="Long-Term Follow-Up to a Randomized Clinical Trial of Multisystemic Therapy With Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders",
journal="Journal of consulting and clinical psychology",
year="2005",
author="Borduin, Charles M. and Schaeffer, Cindy M.",
volume="73",
number="3",
pages="445-453",
abstract="In this study, the authors examined the long-term criminal activity of 176 youths who had participated in either multisystemic therapy  (MST) or individual therapy (IT) in a randomized clinical trial (C. M. Borduin et al., 1995). Arrest and incarceration data were obtained on average 13.7 (range = 10.2ñ15.9) years later when participants were on average 28.8 years old. Results show that MST participants had significantly lower recidivism rates at follow-up than did their counterparts who participated in IT (50% vs. 81%, respectively). Moreover, MST participants had 54% fewer arrests and 57% fewer days of confinement in adult detention facilities. This investigation represents the longest follow-up to date of a MST clinical trial and suggests that MST is relatively effective in reducing criminal activity among serious and violent juvenile offenders. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005. Copyright © 2005 by the American Psychological Association)For more information on Multisystemic Therapy, a Blueprints for Violence Prevention Model program, see VioPro record number 2261.Offender TreatmentJuvenile OffenderJuvenile ViolenceJuvenile TreatmentJuvenile DelinquencyDelinquency InterventionDelinquency TreatmentViolence InterventionViolence TreatmentFamily PreservationFamily BasedCommunity BasedMultisystemic TherapyBlueprints Model ReferenceJuvenile BehaviorJuvenile Antisocial BehaviorJuvenile Problem BehaviorBehavior TreatmentTreatment ProgramIntervention ProgramBehavior InterventionProgram EffectivenessProgram EvaluationLong-Term EffectsFollow-Up Studies02-06<p />",
language="en",
issn="0022-006X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}