Citation

Onifade E, Petersen J, Bynum TS, Davidson WS. Crim. Justice Behav. 2011; 38(8): 840-853.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0093854811407026

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Risk assessments such as the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) that predict delinquency outcomes based on proximal risk factors may benefit from an incorporation of distal risk factors in their prediction models. This study utilized a juvenile probationer sample and block group SES data in exploring the differential predictive validity of the YLS/CMI with youth of similar person-centered risk levels from different criminogenic neighborhood types. The study entailed an exploratory factor analysis of block group socioeconomic variables, which were used in a cluster analysis to create criminogenic neighborhood typology system. Hierarchical logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship among recidivism (Level 1), risk score (Level 1), neighborhood SES factors (Level 2), and neighborhood types (Level 2). Significant interactions were found across levels among variables, suggesting the risk--recidivism relationship was moderated by neighborhood socioeconomic ecology. Implications for practice and policy are discussed.

Language: en