OJJDP Journal of Juvenile Justice, Volume 1, Issue 2, Spring 2012
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OJJDP Journal of Juvenile Justice Volume 1, Issue 2, Spring 2012 Editor in Chief: Monica L.P. Robbers, Ph.D. [email protected]; [email protected] Associate Editor: Eve Shapiro [email protected] Deputy Editors and e-publishing: Kimberly Taylor Stephen Constantinides Advisory Board: Janet Chiancone Catherine Doyle Brecht Donoghue Editorial Office: CSR Incorporated 2107 Wilson Blvd, Suite 1000 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-312-5220 Fax: 703-312-5230 Journal website: www.journalofjuvjustice.org ISSN: 2153-8026 Peer Reviewers Prof. Billie Gastic Ms. Rena Kreimer Dr. R. Anna Hayward Dr. Stephen Phillippi Relay Graduate School of University of Pennsylvania SUNY Stony Brook LSUHSC Education Social Policy & Practice School of Social Welfare School of Public Health New York, New York Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Stony Brook, New York New Orleans, Louisiana Dr. Anthony Vashun Green Dr. Lisa Lunghofer Mr. Glen McKenzie Dr. John Gary Crawford Houston, Texas MANILA Consulting, Inc. 2105 Clover Lane Kesher-a-Kesher, Inc. McLean, Virginia Cedar Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dr. Francie R Murry 78613 University of Northern Dr. James Barrett Dr. Jacob Z. Hess Colorado Cambridge Health Alliance Dr. Carolyn Cox Utah Youth Village School of Special Education Psychiatry/Psychology Truman State University Research Greeley, Colorado Everett, Massachusetts Kirksville, Missouri Salt Lake City, Utah Ms. Joyce D. Meyer Dr. Charlotte Lyn Bright Dr. Elaine Holden Mr. William Gregory Bane Parkland College University of Maryland The Reading Foundation Division of Behavioral Social Sciences & Human School of Social Work Amherst, New Hampshire Health Services Baltimore, Maryland Colorado Department of Champaign, Illinois Dr. Linda J Baum Human Services Prof. Gabriella Celeste Regent University Denver, Colorado Dr. Tony Newman CWRU Psychology and Counseling Division of Juvenile Justice Anthropology Virginia Beach, Virginia Dr. Arthur Hayden Alaska Department of Cleveland, Ohio Kentucky State University Health and Social Services Dr. Tammy Garland School of Public Juneau, Alaska Dr. Laura Hartman The University of Tennessee Administration, Social Averett University at Chattanooga Work and Criminal Justice Mr. Randall Wayne Farmer SOC/CJ Department of Criminal Frankfort, Kentucky Lincoln Public Schools Danville, Virginia Justice Pathfinder Program Chattanooga, Tennessee Lincoln, Nebraska Miss Cathleen M Greene Public School System Dr. Jennifer Elizabeth Capps Dr. Patty A Kohler Administator/Education Metropolitan State College University of Central Waterbury, Connecticut of Denver Arkansas Department of Criminal Early Childhood and Special Justice and Criminology Education Denver, Colorado Conway, Arkansas OJJDP Journal of Juvenile Justice OJJDP Journal of Juvenile Justice Table of Contents PAGE ARTICLE iii Foreword 1 General Strain Predictors of Arrest History Among Homeless Youth from Four United States Cities Kristin M. Ferguson, Hunter College, City University of New York Kimberly Bender, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado Sanna J. Thompson, University of Texas at Austin Bin Xie, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California David Pollio, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 20 Students’ Perceptions of School Learning Climate in a Rural Juvenile Detention Educational Facility Justin McDermott, Joan Scacciaferro, Joseph D. Visker, and Carolyn C. Cox Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri 34 Transitions of Truants: Community Truancy Board as a Turning Point in the Lives of Adolescents Charles L. Johnson, University of Maine, Presque Isle, Maine Kevin A. Wright, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona Paul S. Strand, Washington State University Tri-Cities, Richland, Washington 52 Family Warmth and Delinquency among Mexican American and White Youth: Detailing the Causal Variables Albert M. Kopak and F. Frederick Hawley Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina 68 Polygraph Testing for Juveniles in Treatment for Sexual Behavior Problems: An Exploratory Study Amy Van Arsdale, Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia Theodore Shaw and Pam Miller, The ITM Group, Gainesville, Florida Mike C. Parent, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida OJJDP Volume 1, Issue 2, Spring 2012, Pages 1–127 PAGE OJJDARTICLE P 80 The 10-Question Tool: A Novel Screening Instrument for Runaway Youth Laurel Edinburgh, Midwest Children’s Resource Center, Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota Emily Huemann, Sexual Offense Services, St. Paul, Minnesota Elizabeth Saewyc, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia 95 Applying a Developmental Lens to Juvenile Reentry and Reintegration William H. Barton and G. Roger Jarjoura, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis André B. Rosay, University of Alaska Anchorage 113 COMMENTARY: Assessing Client Outcomes in Youth Justice Services: Current Status and Future Directions Andrew Day and Sharon Casey School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia OJJDP Foreword As I begin my tenure as the Acting Administrator at the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), one of my top priorities is to ensure that our partners in the field have ready access to the latest juvenile justice research and evaluation findings. Consequently, I am pleased to present the second issue of the Journal of Juvenile Justice (JOJJ)—OJJDP’s online peer-reviewed journal. I am particularly pleased to note that the intended audience for JOJJ is both practitioners and researchers. Prior to coming to OJJDP, I spent more than 16 years as a deputy county attorney prosecuting child abuse, sexual assault, and homicide cases. I know firsthand the importance—and the challenges—of getting this type of valuable information to professionals in the field. The articles in the Spring 2012 issue of JOJJ are informative and have practical applications. They examine topics of interest to many of us concerned with juvenile justice, such as school learning in a rural juvenile detention facility, arrest histories among homeless youth, and juvenile reentry and reintegration. In many cases, these articles will have an immediate and direct application to juvenile justice professionals and service providers. Studies such as the evaluation of a Community Truancy Board in Spokane, Washington, may have policy and practice implications for juvenile courts in communities across the country. Similarly, the development of a 10-question tool for law enforcement to screen runaway youth about issues related to their safety may help police refer teens to the services they need. This is vital information from research that is of greatest use when it is placed in the hands of those who need it. As Jeff Slowikowski and Brecht Donoghue noted in JOJJ’s inaugural issue, OJJDP has a mission to develop and disseminate knowledge about what works to prevent juvenile delinquency and victimization and improve the juvenile justice system. We hope that by elevating and promoting the knowledge acquired through OJJDP-sponsored and other research that it will gain national attention and inform thoughtful discussions about how we can best meet the diverse needs of our country’s youth. iii OJJDP Journal of Juvenile Justice As you read JOJJ, consider sharing your feedback, and let us know what other topics you would like us to address in the future. If you are a researcher, we are interested in your manuscripts. This and future issues of the Journal of Juvenile Justice are the beginning of an important conversation with the juvenile justice community. I very much look forward to our exchange. Melodee Hanes Acting Administrator OJJDP iv OJJDP Journal of Juvenile Justice General Strain Predictors of Arrest History Among Homeless Youth from Four United States Cities Kristin M. Ferguson, Hunter College, City University of New York Kimberly Bender, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado Sanna J. Thompson, University of Texas at Austin Bin Xie, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California David Pollio, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Kristin M. Ferguson, Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, City University of New York; Kimberly Bender, School of Social Work, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado; Sanna J. Thompson, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin; Bin Xie, School of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California; and David Pollio, School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to: Kristin M. Ferguson, Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, 2180 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10035; E-mail: [email protected] Acknowledgements: Funding for this study was provided in Los Angeles by the Haynes Foundation; in Denver by the University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work; in New Orleans by Louisiana State University’s Council on Faculty Research Grant (FRG) program; and in St. Louis by the Center for Mental Health Services Research, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis. We would like to acknowledge Gretchen Heidemann, MSW, from the University of Southern California; Jennifer McClendon, PhD, from Adelphi University; Daniela Young, from the University of Denver; and Elaine M. Maccio, PhD, Louisiana State University, for assistance with data collection, entry, and analysis. KEYWORDS: Homeless youth, crime, arrest, path model, general strain theory Abstract for identifying factors related to arrest history,