PSYC 379 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Publication Bias, Meta-Analysis, Covariate
19 Dec 2016
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Reading 2: the primary factors that characterize effective intervention ( lipsey, m. , 2009) with juvenile offenders: a meta-analytic overview. Previous meta-analyses have identified many intervention programs for reducing recidivism in juvenile offenders. Examines a variety of interventions and their effectives in one review - integrative or comprehensive meta-analysis. Two objectives: identify general factors associated with program effects and provide a comparative analysis of the effectiveness of different interventions. Categorize treatment that share an intervention philosophy: incorporate and examine juvenile justice control and supervision (not well examined in previous research) I. e. , intensive supervision, diversion, boot camps, group homes. Distinguish juvenile supervision (i. e. , incarceration, probation) from treatment (i. e. , counselling) Three categories of substantive factors associated with intervention effects: the intervention approach and type of treatment, quantity and quality of treatment, characteristics of juveniles receiving the treatment. Moderator variables: characteristics of the study methods: Weeks of exposure in the delinquency period. Outcomes were covariate was adjusted for pretest differences.
