A meta-analysis of the effect of juvenile delinquency interventions on academic outcomes
- Forfatter(e)
- Sander, J. B. Patall, E. A. Amoscato, L. A. Fisher, A. L. Funk, C.
- År
- 2012
- Tidsskrift
- Children and Youth Services Review
- Sider
- 1695-1708
- Kategori(er)
- Atferdsproblemer, antisosial atferd og atferdsforstyrrelser Skoleprestasjoner
- Tiltakstype(r)
- Skole/barnehagebaserte tiltak Tiltak i nærmiljøet/infrastruktur (ungdomsklubber, frivillig arbeid, etterskoletilbud, veier, parker)
- Abstract
- This meta-analysis examined the effects of juvenile delinquency interventions on academic outcomes. - After retrieving over 250 reports, 15 reports met inclusion criteria and provided 134 effect sizes (92 unadjusted and 42 adjusted) based on 20 separate samples in a variety of settings, including school, community, and juvenile justice settings. Heterogeneity of the samples, generally weak research designs, and the absence of control conditions in many recovered reports was a limitation in the existing research. - Overall, there were limited positive effects of juvenile delinquency interventions on academic outcomes. The lack of theory-driven or empirically supported academic interventions was notable. Studies with the weakest designs produced the largest effects on academic achievement, and school attendance outcomes were enhanced only for older adolescents. - The implications of findings for future research and policy are discussed: - (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved) (journal abstract).