TY - JOUR
T1 - Predicting youth reoffending after incarceration: added value of protective factors and heart rate variability
AU - de Ruigh, Esther L.
AU - Kleeven, Anneke T. H.
AU - Jansen, Lucres M. C.
AU - de Vries Robbé, Michiel
AU - Vermeiren, Robert R. J. M.
AU - Mulder, Eva A.
AU - de Paauw, Britt
AU - van de Ven, Peter M.
AU - Popma, Arne
N1 - Funding Information: This research was supported in part by grants from the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security, the Academic Collaborative Center Youth at Risk (AWRJ), and VU University Medical Center Department of Child- and Adolescent Psychiatry. Co-author De Vries Robb? is also one of the authors of the SAPROF-YV, which could be viewed as a conflict of interest. We would like to thank all Juvenile Justice Institutions (JJI Den Hey-Acker, JJI De Hunnerberg, JJI De Hartelborgt, JJI Intermetzo Lelystad, Forensisch centrum Teylingereind, SJSJ Via Het Keerpunt, Het Poortje Jeugdinrichtingen JJI Juvaid, JJI Amsterbaken, JJI De Heuvelrug) for participating in the current study. Publisher Copyright: © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2021/4
Y1 - 2021/4
N2 - This study examined a biopsychosocial approach on risk assessment in a clinical sample of youth offenders. In search of enhancing the validity of prediction of recidivism through risk factors alone, the added value of protective and neurobiological factors was measured. In 209 male youth offenders (age 15-24), risk and protective factors were assessed with the Structured Assessment of Violence in Youth (SAVRY) and the Structured Assessment of Protective Factors for violence risk-Youth Version (SAPROF-YV). Autonomic nervous system (re)activity was assessed, and cortisol and testosterone levels were measured in saliva. Recidivism data were obtained from official criminal records. As expected, risk factors alone provided moderate predictive validity for general and violent recidivism. Incorporating protective factors and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) reactivity significantly improved prediction models. Risk assessment may gain by adopting a broader, biopsychosocial perspective. Including neurobiology and protective factors in risk assessment could improve release decision-making, offer guidance for better tailored interventions, and enhance chances of successful community reintegration.
AB - This study examined a biopsychosocial approach on risk assessment in a clinical sample of youth offenders. In search of enhancing the validity of prediction of recidivism through risk factors alone, the added value of protective and neurobiological factors was measured. In 209 male youth offenders (age 15-24), risk and protective factors were assessed with the Structured Assessment of Violence in Youth (SAVRY) and the Structured Assessment of Protective Factors for violence risk-Youth Version (SAPROF-YV). Autonomic nervous system (re)activity was assessed, and cortisol and testosterone levels were measured in saliva. Recidivism data were obtained from official criminal records. As expected, risk factors alone provided moderate predictive validity for general and violent recidivism. Incorporating protective factors and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) reactivity significantly improved prediction models. Risk assessment may gain by adopting a broader, biopsychosocial perspective. Including neurobiology and protective factors in risk assessment could improve release decision-making, offer guidance for better tailored interventions, and enhance chances of successful community reintegration.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2020.1860250
DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2020.1860250
M3 - Article
SN - 1478-9949
VL - 32
SP - 449
EP - 480
JO - Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology
JF - Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology
IS - 4
ER -