Factors in the Needs Assessment - Texas Juvenile Justice Department
Factors in the Needs Assessment - Texas Juvenile Justice Department
Factors in the Needs Assessment - Texas Juvenile Justice Department
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Background<br />
• Analysis conducted to determ<strong>in</strong>e those factors that were<br />
most predictive of re-offense<br />
• <strong>Factors</strong> for boys and girls analyzed separately<br />
• Focus on identify<strong>in</strong>g “chronic” offenders<br />
• Chronic def<strong>in</strong>ed as three or more subsequent offenses <strong>in</strong> a<br />
three year period<br />
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