Assessment of a Second-Order Multi-Problem Factor Model Involving Sexual Partners, Marijuana Use, and Post-Arrest Placement Among Persistent Male Adolescent Delinquents
Assessment of a Second-Order Multi-Problem Factor Model Involving Sexual Partners, Marijuana Use, and Post-Arrest Placement Among Persistent Male Adolescent Delinquents
Jennifer WarehamRichard DemboJames SchmeidlerJessica Wolffa Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USAb University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USAc Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USAd Agency for Community Treatment Services, Inc, Tampa, FL, USAJennifer Wareham is a Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Her research focuses on understanding causes and correlates of juvenile delinquency, intimate partner violence, and program evaluation.Richard Dembo is a Professor of Criminology at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He is also an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow who has a long-term interest in developing, implementing, and evaluating intervention programs for at-risk and high-risk youth.James Schmeidler is a statistician who is a Voluntary Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City. He primarily collaborates in research on cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. He was a Research Scientist at the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, where he began his collaborative worked evaluating programs for justice-involved youth.Jessica Wolff served as a Juvenile Assessment Center Program Director for the Agency for Community Treatment Services, Inc. during this study. Her responsibilities included oversight of Health Coach project services.