The Effectiveness of the Youth Intervention ‘New Perspectives’ (NP)

The Effects of ‘New Perspectives’ (NP), a Prevention Program for At-Risk Youth and Juvenile Delinquents

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON23811

Enrollment

160

Registered

2014-01-20

Start date

2011-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Delinquency or criminal behavior: illegal behavior, prohibited by the law. Recidivism: the second or re-offense known to the police and court authorities. Delinquentie of crimineel gedrag: gedrag strafbaar volgens de wet. Recidive: opnieuw plegen van delict en/of in aanraking komen met politie en justitie.

Interventions

The experimental condition is the intervention Nieuwe Perspectieven (New Perspectives), an intensive, short-term and community-based program targeting youth at risk for (persistent) juvenile delinquen

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - age 12 to 23 years - experiencing problems on multiple life domains (school, family, peers, leisure time) - at risk for persistent delinquent behavior

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - IQ below 70 - severe psychiatric problems - severe drugs- or alcohol use (dependency)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Participation, frequency and versatility in criminal acts, is assessed by the ‘Self-report Delinquency Scale’ (Van der Laan & Blom, 2006). Recidivism will be assessed with data of the Research and Policy Database for Judicial Documentation. This database provides information about the number of arrests, type and severity of offence of adolescent’s reoffending.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Parenting behavior, parental monitoring, family functioning, life events, parental attachment, affiliation with peers, prosocial behavior, aggressive behavior (overt and covert aggression), externalizing behavior (attention deficits and hyperactivity, oppositional defiant, conduct behavior, and autistic behavior), substance abuse, depressive symptoms, anxiety (generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, social phobia, panic disorder, agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and specific phobia), cognitive distortions, self-esteem, sociomoral reasoning, social desirability, intelligence, client satisfaction, therapeutic alliance, motivation for treatment, treatment integrity, demographic characteristics (gender, ethnicity, age, education level, family income, living situation).	—

Measure

Time frame

Parenting behavior, parental monitoring, family functioning, life events, parental attachment, affiliation with peers, prosocial behavior, aggressive behavior (overt and covert aggression), externalizing behavior (attention deficits and hyperactivity, oppositional defiant, conduct behavior, and autistic behavior), substance abuse, depressive symptoms, anxiety (generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, social phobia, panic disorder, agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and specific phobia), cognitive distortions, self-esteem, sociomoral reasoning, social desirability, intelligence, client satisfaction, therapeutic alliance, motivation for treatment, treatment integrity, demographic characteristics (gender, ethnicity, age, education level, family income, living situation).

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Contacts

Public ContactSanne (L.A.) de Vries

University of Amsterdam

L.A.deVries@uva.nl

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)