TY - JOUR PY - 1991// TI - Recidivism among high risk youths: a 2 1/2-year follow-up of a cohort of juvenile detainees JO - International journal of the addictions A1 - Dembo, R. A1 - Williams, L. A1 - Schmeidler, J. A1 - Getreu, A. A1 - Berry, Emma A1 - Genung, L. A1 - Wish, Eric D. A1 - Christensen, C. SP - 1197 EP - 1221 VL - 26 IS - 11 N2 - We report some results from a longitudinal study of juvenile detainees. Analyses were directed toward determining whether the youths' alcohol or other drug use and their emotional/psychological problems at entry into the detention center predicted subsequent arrests for new offenses during the 24 and 30 months following their initial interviews. Statistically significant relationships were found between the youths' demographic characteristics (age, race, gender), referral history, reason for placement in the detention center, cocaine use (as measured by urinalysis), and recidivism. The magnitude of these relationships increased with the length of the follow-up period.

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