Pathways To Desistance (Pathways study)
The Pathways study aimed to inform the ongoing debate in the juvenile justice system regarding the treatment and processing of serious adolescent offenders as they transition from adolescence into early adulthood. Between 2000 and 2003, over 1,300 adjudicated youths from Arizona and Pennsylvania's juvenile and adult court systems completed baseline assessments. Participants were at least 14 and under 18 years old at the time of their committing offence and were found guilty of a serious offence. An adult informant (usually a parent) was also interviewed at baseline. Follow-up interviews occurred at 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 48, 60, 72 and 84 months past baseline. Information was also gathered from court records.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,354 (participants)
Age at first data collection
14 - 19 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2000
Primary Institutions
Arizona State University (ASU)
Temple University
University of Pittsburgh
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Police & judicial system data
- Social care data
Engagement
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