@article{ref1,
title="Family preservation using multisystemic treatment: Long-term follow-up to a clinical trial with serious juvenile offenders",
journal="Journal of child and family studies",
year="1993",
author="Henggeler, Scott W. and Melton, Gary B. and Smith, Linda A. and Schoenwald, Sonja K. and Hanley, Jerome H.",
volume="2",
number="4",
pages="283-293",
abstract="In a randomized clinical trial, multisystemic family preservation was shown to significantly reduce rates of criminal activity and incarceration in a sample of 84 serious juvenile offenders and their multi-need families. In the current study, archival records were searched for re-arrest an average of 2.4 years post-referral. Survival analysis showed that youths who received multisystemic family preservation were less likely to be re-arrested than were youths who had received usual services. Such results represent the first controlled demonstration that family preservation, when delivered via a clearly specified treatment model, has lasting effects with serious juvenile offenders. Implications for family preservation and juvenile justice research are discussed.<p />",
language="",
issn="1062-1024",
doi="10.1007/BF01321226",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01321226"
}