Parental Criminal Justice Involvement and Children's Involvement With Child Protective Services: Do Adult Drug Treatment Courts Prevent Child Maltreatment?
Subst Use Misuse
; 51(2): 179-92, 2016.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26789656
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In light of evidence showing reduced criminal recidivism and cost savings, adult drug treatment courts have grown in popularity. However, the potential spillover benefits to family members are understudied.OBJECTIVES:
To examine (1) the overlap between parents who were convicted of a substance-related offense and their children's involvement with child protective services (CPS); and (2) whether parental participation in an adult drug treatment court program reduces children's risk for CPS involvement.METHODS:
Administrative data from North Carolina courts, birth records, and social services were linked at the child level. First, children of parents convicted of a substance-related offense were matched to (a) children of parents convicted of a nonsubstance-related offense and (b) those not convicted of any offense. Second, we compared children of parents who completed a DTC program with children of parents who were referred but did not enroll, who enrolled for <90 days but did not complete, and who enrolled for 90+ days but did not complete. Multivariate logistic regression was used to model group differences in the odds of being reported to CPS in the 1 to 3 years following parental criminal conviction or, alternatively, being referred to a DTC program.RESULTS:
Children of parents convicted of a substance-related offense were at greater risk of CPS involvement than children whose parents were not convicted of any charge, but DTC participation did not mitigate this risk. Conclusion/Importance The role of specialty courts as a strategy for reducing children's risk of maltreatment should be further explored.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Parents
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Illicit Drugs
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Child Abuse
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Crime
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Criminal Law
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Child Protective Services
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Subst Use Misuse
Journal subject:
TRANSTORNOS RELACIONADOS COM SUBSTANCIAS
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
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