The Effectiveness of the Youth Intervention ‘New Perspectives’ (NP)

Completed

Conditions: Delinquency or criminal behavior: illegal behavior, prohibited by the law. Recidivism: the second or re-offense known to the police and court authorities. Delinquentie of crimineel gedrag: gedrag strafbaar volgens de wet.Recidive: opnieuw plegen van delict en/of in aanraking komen met politie en justitie.

Registration Number: NL-OMON23811

Lead Sponsor: niversity of AmsterdamResearch Institute Child Development and EductionDr. M. Hoeve

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

age 12 to 23 years
- experiencing problems on multiple life domains (school, family, peers, leisure time)
- at risk for persistent delinquent behavior

Exclusion Criteria

- IQ below 70
- severe psychiatric problems
- severe drugs- or alcohol use (dependency)

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Participation, frequency and versatility in criminal acts, is assessed by the ‘Self-report Delinquency Scale’ (Van der Laan & Blom, 2006).<br><br>Recidivism will be assessed with data of the Research and Policy Database for Judicial Documentation. This database provides information about the number of arrests, type and severity of offence of adolescent’s reoffending.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parenting behavior, parental monitoring, family functioning, life events, parental attachment, affiliation with peers, prosocial behavior, aggressive behavior (overt and covert aggression), externalizing behavior (attention deficits and hyperactivity, oppositional defiant, conduct behavior, and autistic behavior), substance abuse, depressive symptoms, anxiety (generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, social phobia, panic disorder, agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and specific phobia), cognitive distortions, self-esteem, sociomoral reasoning, social desirability, intelligence, client satisfaction, therapeutic alliance, motivation for treatment, treatment integrity, demographic characteristics (gender, ethnicity, age, education level, family income, living situation).