TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Family preservation using multisystemic treatment: Long-term follow-up to a clinical trial with serious juvenile offenders
JO  - Journal of child and family studies
A1  - Henggeler, Scott W.
A1  - Melton, Gary B.
A1  - Smith, Linda A.
A1  - Schoenwald, Sonja K.
A1  - Hanley, Jerome H.
SP  - 283
EP  - 293
VL  - 2
IS  - 4
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 1062-1024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01321226
ID  - ref1
ER  -