Evaluation of the effectiveness of minimum intervention measures on young offenders.

The goal of this study was to analyze the recidivism rate in minor offenders to whom a minimum intervention measure was applied after their first felony or misdemeanor, and to determine the variables associated with recidivism. The sample was made up of 154 minors from the province of Santa Cruz of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). The information was collected from the database of the Minors' Court. The recidivism rate depends on the measure imposed, ranging between 14 and 40.6%. The degree of agreement between the Technical Team's proposal and the court decision was 70%. With regard to the variables associated with recidivism, a model was obtained through logistic regression that correctly classified 83.7% of the cases, and was made up of the variables perception of parenting problems, intervention of social services, and social isolation.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of minimum intervention measures on young offenders

The goal of this study was to analyze the recidivism rate in minor offenders to whom a minimum intervention measure was applied after their first felony or misdemeanor, and to determine the variables associated with recidivism. The sample was made up of 154 minors from the province of Santa Cruz of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). The information was collected from the database of the Minors’ Court. The recidivism rate depends on the measure imposed, ranging between 14 and 40.6%. The degree of agreement between the Technical Team’s proposal and the court decision was 70%. With regard to the variables associated with recidivism, a model was obtained through logistic regression that correctly classified 83.7% of the cases, and was made up of the variables perception of parenting problems, intervention of social services, and social isolation (AU)

El objetivo de este estudio era analizar la tasa de reincidencia en menores infractores a los que se les aplicaba una medida de intervención mínima en su primer delito o falta, y conocer las variables asociadas a la reincidencia. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 154 menores de la provincia de Santa Cruz de Tenerife. La información se extrajo de la base de datos del Juzgado de Menores. La tasa de reincidencia depende de la medida impuesta, variando entre un 14 y un 40.6%. El grado de acuerdo entre la propuesta del Equipo Técnico y la resolución judicial fue del 70%. En cuanto a las variables asociadas a la reincidencia, mediante regresión logística se obtuvo un modelo que clasifica correctamente al 83,7% de los casos, y que está formado por las variables percepción de problemas en la crianza por parte de los padres, intervención de los servicios sociales y aislamiento social (AU)