@article{ref1,
title="The effect of functional family therapy for delinquents on adult criminal behavior",
journal="Criminal justice and behavior",
year="1995",
author="Gordon, Donald A. and Graves, Karen and Arbuthnot, Jack",
volume="22",
number="1",
pages="60-73",
abstract="Functional family therapy, based on Alexander's model for treating families of juvenile delinquents, was provided to 27 rural, lower socioeconomic status delinquents and their families. A comparison group of 27 delinquents received only probation service. Outcome during adulthood was measured by the number of offenses committed during a 32-month period following the 28-month adolescent follow-up period reported on by Gordon, Arbuthnot, Gustafson, and McGreen. The delinquents who had received family therapy showed a rate of 9% for adult criminal offenses, while those delinquents who had received only probation services had a rate of 41%. These results were consistent with the study's previously reported adolescent follow-up rates. Procedural differences between Alexander's work and the present approach are noted, and may account for the current study's lower rate of recidivism. Keywords: Juvenile justice<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0093-8548",
doi="10.1177/0093854895022001005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854895022001005"
}