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YOUTH VIOLENCE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE
Volume 20, Issue 2, Pages 164-183Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/15412040211053786
Keywords
juvenile offending; detention; recidivism; self-regulation
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The study found significant relationships between initial levels and improvements in emotional regulation skills pre-admission and post-release, and lower juvenile felony recidivism rates. The results suggest that the impact of emotion regulation skills could be driven primarily by monitoring internal and external triggers.
The goal of the current study was to investigate the relationships between observer-rated skills related to emotional and cognitive regulation post-admission and pre-release in a secure facility and official records of juvenile felony recidivism up to 1 year after release. Data came from a sample of 599 youth in a residential facility in Washington state (84% male; 38% White). Latent change score models indicated that both initial level of emotional regulation skills and improvement in emotion regulation skills while incarcerated were significantly related to lower recidivism. This pattern of findings remained when controlling for length of stay, among other covariates. Follow-up analyses indicated that the results for emotion regulation skills might be driven primarily by monitoring internal and external triggers. Additional research should investigate the connection between emotion regulation skills and juvenile recidivism, with a special focus on trigger monitoring and how to improve those skills.
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