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dc.contributor.advisorBorduin, Charles M.eng
dc.contributor.authorKlietz, Stephanie J.eng
dc.date.issued2007eng
dc.date.submitted2007 Falleng
dc.descriptionThe entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file.eng
dc.descriptionTitle from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on September 11, 2009).eng
dc.descriptionThesis advisor: Dr. Charles M. Borduin,eng
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.eng
dc.descriptionPh. D. University of Missouri--Columbia 2007.eng
dc.descriptionDissertations, Academic -- University of Missouri--Columbia -- Psychology.eng
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the economics of multisystemic therapy (MST) vs. individual therapy (IT) using longitudinal rearrest data from a 13.7-year follow-up (Schaeffer & Borduin, 2005) of a randomized clinical trial with serious juvenile offenders (Borduin et al., 1995). Two types of benefits of MST were evaluated: (1) the tangible value to taxpayers was derived from measures of criminal justice system costs (e.g., police and sheriff's offices, court processing, jails and community supervision), and (2) the value to crime victims was derived in terms of both tangible (e.g., property damage and loss, health care, police and fire services, lost productivity) and intangible (e.g., pain, suffering, reduced quality of life) losses. The results indicated that reductions in the rearrest rate (i.e., by 38%) and average number of posttreatment offenses per recidivist (i.e., by 24%) in the MST vs. IT conditions were associated with substantial reductions in costs to taxpayers (i.e., $40,671.63) and crime victims (i.e., tangible = $53,134.05; intangible = $93,167.13), with a cumulative benefit of $202,461.73 per MST participant. Moreover, it was estimated that every dollar spent on MST today will provide $6.25 to $27.14 in savings to taxpayers and crime victims in the years ahead. The economic benefits of MST, as well as its clinical effectiveness, should be considered by policymakers and the public at large in the selection of interventions for serious juvenile offenders.eng
dc.identifier.merlinb70796993eng
dc.identifier.oclc436774591eng
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10355/4979
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.32469/10355/4979eng
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.publisherUniversity of Missouri--Columbiaeng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunityUniversity of Missouri-Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertations. Theses. 2007 Theseseng
dc.subject.lcshViolent offenders -- Psychological aspectseng
dc.subject.lcshViolent offenders -- Treatment -- Cost effectivenesseng
dc.subject.lcshCriminal psychologyeng
dc.titleCost-benefit analysis of multisystemic therapy with serious and violent juvenile offenderseng
dc.typeThesiseng
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychological sciences (MU)eng
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Missouri--Columbiaeng
thesis.degree.levelMasterseng
thesis.degree.nameM.A.eng


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