Systematic review and meta-analysis of noninstitutional psychosocial interventions to prevent juvenile criminal recidivism.

Tina M Olsson Niklas LångströmTherése SkoogCecilia Andrée LöfholmLina LeanderAgneta BrolundAnna Ringborg Pia NykänenAnneth SyverssonKnut Sundell

Published in: Journal of consulting and clinical psychology (2021)

This systematic review did not find any one noninstitutional psychosocial intervention to be more effective than control treatments in reducing future criminality among juvenile offenders aged 12-17. We discuss the implications of the present findings for social work and child and adolescent psychiatry practices. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

mental health
systematic review
healthcare
meta analyses
randomized controlled trial
primary care
current status
drug induced