TY - JOUR
T1 - An Evaluation of a Trauma-Informed Intervention in Secure Juvenile Detention
T2 - The Impact on Youth-Level Incidents of Violence
AU - Baetz, Carly Lyn
AU - Surko, Michael
AU - Guo, Fei
AU - Marr, Mollie
AU - Workman, Sara
AU - Havens, Jennifer
AU - Horwitz, Sarah Mc Cue
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Few studies have examined the impact of trauma-specific interventions in juvenile justice settings, and juvenile justice-related outcomes are infrequently assessed. This study examined the impact of implementing youth skills groups (Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation [STAIR]) and trauma training for staff (Think Trauma) on individual-level assaults in two secure detention facilities. The impact of the intervention was primarily evidenced in one facility among Black youth. In the same facility, the staff training (pre-skills groups) cohort and skills group cohort (post-staff training) evidenced a significantly greater reduction in violent incident rates as compared to the pre-intervention cohort. These findings highlight the importance of trauma-focused training for staff as a promising step toward reducing violence and improving staff members’ responses to a large subset of vulnerable youth.
AB - Few studies have examined the impact of trauma-specific interventions in juvenile justice settings, and juvenile justice-related outcomes are infrequently assessed. This study examined the impact of implementing youth skills groups (Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation [STAIR]) and trauma training for staff (Think Trauma) on individual-level assaults in two secure detention facilities. The impact of the intervention was primarily evidenced in one facility among Black youth. In the same facility, the staff training (pre-skills groups) cohort and skills group cohort (post-staff training) evidenced a significantly greater reduction in violent incident rates as compared to the pre-intervention cohort. These findings highlight the importance of trauma-focused training for staff as a promising step toward reducing violence and improving staff members’ responses to a large subset of vulnerable youth.
KW - PTSD
KW - correctional staff
KW - juvenile justice
KW - trauma
KW - violence
KW - youth
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U2 - 10.1177/00938548241297281
DO - 10.1177/00938548241297281
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85210148024
SN - 0093-8548
JO - Criminal Justice and Behavior
JF - Criminal Justice and Behavior
ER -