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13 Just. Rsch. & Pol'y 1 (2011)

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0   DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN RETURN TO JUVENILE VERSUS
    ADULT PRISON IN JUVENILE RECIDIVISM ANALYSES


    Jordan  K. Boulger
    Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

    David  E. Olson
    Loyola University Chicago









0   Abstract

Although considerable attention has been paid to the outcomes of adults released from
prison, a notable shortcoming of the evolving reentry literature is the minimal inclusion
of juveniles in recidivism analyses. Through an examination of administrative data col-
lected by the Illinois Department of Corrections for 1,894 youth released from Illinois
Youth Centers (IYC) in 2003, we sought to determine the rate at which juveniles were
returned to either an IYC or an adult prison within a six-year follow-up period, and
how  youth demographic, legal, and social characteristics were predictive of return to
prison. The analyses found that approximately 45% of the youth were returned to a ju-
venile facility within six years, and when admission into an adult prison was included,
the recidivism rate increased to 62%. Logistic regression showed some consistencies
and differences in the relationship between youth characteristics and return to either a
juvenile or adult prison within the follow-up period.


JUSTICE RESEARCH  AND POLICY, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2011
© 2011 Justice Research and Statistics Association

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