(In)Effectiveness of In-Home Detention Tethers to Reduce Recidivism for System-Involved Girls. (9th May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Anderson, Valerie R.; Rubino, Laura L.; McKenna, Nicole C.; Campbell, Christina A.; Petkus, Amber A.; Barnes-Lee, Ashlee R.
• Is Part Of: Justice evaluation journal. Volume 5:Number 1(2022)
• Page Start: 19
• Page End: 35
• Publication Date: 2022-05-09
• Subjects: Delinquency -- electronic monitoring -- girls -- in-home detention -- juvenile courts; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Periodicals; 353.4
• DOI: 10.1080/24751979.2021.1933570
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2475-1979

Abstract

Abstract: In-home detention tethers are an intermediate, correctional sanction that have become popular alternatives to detention or incarceration. However, there is limited research on whether in-home detention tethers reduce recidivism among juvenile legal system involved girls. The current quasi-experimental study examines recidivism outcomes among adjudicated girls who received the intervention compared to a matched comparison group of girls. Recidivism rates were analyzed following completion of the intervention. In-home detention tethers were not found to be an effective method to reduce recidivism among girls.