Iatrogenic effect of juvenile justice

Abstract

The results show that youths who are poor, impulsive, poorly supervised by their parents, and exposed to deviant friends are more likely, for the same degree of antisocial behavior, to undergo intervention by the Juvenile Court, and that this intervention greatly increases the likelihood of involvement with the penal system in adulthood. The results also show that the various measures recommended by the Juvenile Court exert a differential criminogenic effect; those that involve placement have the most negative impact.

Fear is the key: keeping the balance between flexibility and control in a Dutch youth prison

“…Some researchers have found incarceration to have criminogenic effects (Camp & Gaes, 2005;Gatti et al, 2009;Kimberly & Huizinga, 2008;Liebling & Maruna, 2005;Osgood & O'Neill Briddell, 2006). These criminogenic effects of incarceration may be ascribed to the negative impact of imprisonment on moral development (Stams et al, 2006), socialization into criminality during imprisonment, exposure to the prison's antisocial subculture, strengthening of deviant bonds (Osgood, O'Neill Briddell, 2006), labeling (Huizinga & Henry, 2008), weakening of protective social bonds and brutalization (for a review, see Pritikin, 2009).…”

“…The long term effects of incarceration, however, are not promising yet (Andrews, Zinger, Hoge, Bonta, Gendreau & Cullen, 1990;Garrido & Morales, 2007;Gatti, Tremblay & Vitaro, 2009;Huizinga & Henry, 2008;Parhar, Wormith, Derkzen & Beauregard, 2008;Mac Kenzie, 2006;Pritikin, 2009, Loughran, 2009. Although Knorth, Harder, Kendrick and Zandberg (2008) performed a meta-analysis of the effects of (forensic) residential youth care (27 studies) and found moderate to large effect sizes for overall improvement, including improved social functioning and decreases in aggression and recidivism (Cohen's d = 0.60), institution workers in the Knorth study reported hardly any progression.…”

“…Incarcerating adolescent delinquents in Dutch society, and in most Western societies serves the goals of punishment and deterrence (Liebling & Maruna, 2005), but rehabilitation is the most important goal (Gatti, Tremblay & Vitaro, 2009). The long term effects of incarceration, however, are not promising yet (Andrews, Zinger, Hoge, Bonta, Gendreau & Cullen, 1990;Garrido & Morales, 2007;Gatti, Tremblay & Vitaro, 2009;Huizinga & Henry, 2008;Parhar, Wormith, Derkzen & Beauregard, 2008;Mac Kenzie, 2006;Pritikin, 2009, Loughran, 2009.…”

Mental Disorders and Associated Factors among Adolescents in Juvenile Detention, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

“…When it so happens that human beings fail to contain these anomalies they tend to succumbed with psychological, physical, and social predicament Open Journal of Nursing [14]. Matters become worse when and where family, extended family, communities and the society is unable to come for assistance of children and adolescents who have been affected by psychosocial problems [15]. Indeed, this research findings show that children and adolescents who were in their crucial development stages in human life that is burdened with specific concerns, needs, and problems called for guidance and psychosocial support.…”

Programma-integriteit en effectiviteit van EQUIP voor jongeren in justitiële jeugdinrichtingen in Nederland

“…Al lange tijd zijn er zorgen over de potentiële negatieve effecten van het samen opsluiten van antisociale jongeren in justitiële jeugdinrichtingen (Osgood & Briddell, 2006). Echter, slechts enkele studies hebben deze effecten onderzocht en ondersteunen deze zorgen (Bayer, Pintoff, & Pozen, 2003;Gatti, Tremblay, & Vitaro, 2009;Shapiro, Smith, Malone, & Collaro, 2010). Er zijn verschillende studies die laten zien dat groepsinterventies met antisociale jongeren onbedoelde negatieve effecten kunnen hebben (Dishion & Dodge, 2005;Dishion, McCord, & Poulin, 1999;Poulin, Dishion, & Burraston, 2003), hoewel er ook studies zijn die geen negatieve effecten aantoonden (Handwerk, Field, & Friman, 2000;Weiss et al, 2005).…”