@article{ed7302d340f24629bbc2fd0222d4e4b6,
title = "A juvenile drug court model in southern arizona: Substance abuse, delinquency, and sexual risk outcomes by gender and race/ethnicity",
abstract = "Alcohol and drug use related crimes continue to be processed in juvenile courts at high rates. One approach for addressing substance related issues has been the implementation of juvenile drug courts. Juvenile drug courts were established given the wide-spread success of adult drug courts. However, juvenile drug courts require different components as compared to adult models. This article provides a description of a juvenile drug court in Southern Arizona and examines treatment outcomes by gender and race/ethnicity. Youth participating in the drug court evidenced positive changes in substance related issues, delinquency and juvenile justice involvement, and sexual risk behaviors. Differential effects were evidenced between boys and girls and white and non-white youth. The authors discuss the main findings and offer areas for additional research.",
keywords = "Adolescents, Ethnicity, Gender, Juvenile justice, Substance abuse, Treatment",
author = "Ruiz, {Bridget S.} and Stevens, {Sally J.} and Janet Fuhriman and Bogart, {John G.} and Korchmaros, {Josephine D.}",
note = "Funding Information: This research was supported by grant 270-97-7011 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). The views expressed here are the authors and do not necessarily represent the policies or viewpoints of the funding agency. Funding Information: The study was conducted between 1999 and 2001. It was sponsored by the SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). The University of Arizona{\textquoteright}s Institutional Review Board provided initial and annual approvals of the study protocols. In addition, a certificate of confidentiality was obtained from the SAMHSA for further protection of the evaluation data. Funding Information: Illegal Activity Scale (IAS) is a 5-item index that is a proportional scale consisting of the recency, days of illegal activity, and days of illegal financial support. Higher scores indicate more recent illegal activity, more days of illegal activity and increasingly more dependence on illegal activities for financial support. Copyright: Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1080/10509670902979637",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "48",
pages = "416--438",
journal = "Journal of Offender Rehabilitation",
issn = "1050-9674",
publisher = "Routledge",
number = "5",
}