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The Impact of Teen Court on Rural Adolescents: Improved Social Relationships, Psychological Functioning, and School Experiences

verfasst von: Paul R. Smokowski, Roderick A. Rose, Caroline B. R. Evans, James Barbee, Katie L. Cotter, Meredith Bower

Erschienen in: Journal of Prevention | Ausgabe 4/2017

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Abstract

Teen Court is a prevention program aimed at diverting first time juvenile offenders from the traditional juvenile justice system and reintegrating them into the community. Few studies have examined if Teen Court impacts adolescent functioning. We examined how Teen Court participation impacted psychosocial functioning, social relationships, and school experiences in a sample of 392 rural Teen Court participants relative to two comparison samples, one from the same county as Teen Court (n = 4276) and one from a neighboring county (n = 3584). We found that Teen Court has the potential to decrease internalizing symptoms, externalizing behavior, violent behavior, parent-adolescent conflict, and delinquent friends, and increase self-esteem and school satisfaction.

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Titel: The Impact of Teen Court on Rural Adolescents: Improved Social Relationships, Psychological Functioning, and School Experiences
verfasst von: Paul R. Smokowski
Roderick A. Rose
Caroline B. R. Evans
James Barbee
Katie L. Cotter
Meredith Bower
Publikationsdatum: 13.04.2017
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of Prevention / Ausgabe 4/2017
Print ISSN: 2731-5533
Elektronische ISSN: 2731-5541
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-017-0470-y

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