Children and Adolescents: Publications
Publications are listed here in reverse chronological order, alphabetically
by year.
Early Childhood Interventions: Proven Results, Future Promise — 2007
Lynn A. Karoly, M. Rebecca Kilburn, Jill S. Cannon
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Interventions to Reduce Anti-Social Behaviour and Crime: A Review of Effectiveness and Costs — 2006
Jennifer Rubin, Lila Rabinovich, Michael Hallsworth, Edward Nason
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The Relative Effectiveness of 10 Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Programs in the United States — 2006
Andrew R. Morral, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Greg Ridgeway, Arnab Mukherji, Christopher Beighley
Full Document
Accomplishments in Juvenile Probation in California over the Last Decade — 2005
Susan Turner, Terry Fain
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Concentrated Disadvantage and Youth-on-Youth Homicide: Assessing the Structural Covariates over Time — 2005
John M. Macdonald, Angela R. Gover
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Dynamic Effects Among Patients’ Treatment Needs, Beliefs, and Utilization: A Prospective Study of Adolescents in Drug Treatment - 2005
T Schell, M. Orlando, A.R. Morral
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Evaluating an Experimental Intensive Juvenile Program: Supervision and Official Outcomes — 2005
Jodi Lane, S. Turner, Terry Fain, Amber Sehgal
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Juvenile Probation Initiatives in California and Their Effects — 2005
Susan Turner, Terry Fain
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Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Report — 2005
Susan Turner, Terry Fain, Amber Sehgal, Jitahadi Imara, Davida Davies, Apryl Harris
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Meeting Decision Makers' Needs for Evidence-Based Information on Child and Family Policy — 2005
Jill Cannon, M.Rebecca Kilburn
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The Relationship Between Life Satisfaction, Risk-Taking Behaviors, and Youth Violence — 2005
John M. Macdonald, Alex R. Piquero, Robert F. Valois, Keith J. Zullig
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Validation of the Risk and Resiliency Assessment Tool for Juveniles in the Los Angeles County Probation System — 2005
Susan Turner, Terry Fain, Amber Sehgal
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Youth-on-Youth Violence: Assessing the Structural Influences Over Time - 2005
John M. MacDonald and Angela R. Gover
Homicide Studies: An Interdisciplinary & International Journal 9: 30-54.
Adolescent Social Relationships and the Treatment Process: Findings from Quantitative and Qualitative Analyses — 2004
Kara S. Riehman, Ricky N. Bluthenthal, Jaana Juvonen, Andrew R. Morral
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Dating Violence Among Adolescents: Prevalence, Gender Distribution, and Prevention Program Effectiveness - 2004
Hickman, L. J., Jaycox, L. H., and Arnoff, J.
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Effectiveness of Community-Based Treatment for Substance Abusing Adolescents: 12-month Outcomes From A Case-Control Evaluation of a Phoenix Academy - 2004
Morral, Andrew R., McCaffrey, Daniel F., Ridgeway, Greg
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The Emotional and Behavioral Impact of Terrorism on Children: Results from a National Survey - 2004
Stein, B. D., Jaycox, L. H., Elliott, M. N., Collins, R., Berry, S., Marshall, G. N., & Klein, D. J.
Applied Developmental Science, 8,184-194
Evaluating Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Adolescent Probationers — 2004
Andrew R. Morral, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Greg Ridgeway
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An Evaluation of Substance Abuse Treatment Services for Juvenile Probationers at Phoenix Academy of Los Angeles — 2004
Andrew R. Morral, Lisa Jaycox, William Smith, Kirsten Becker, Patricia A. Ebener
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Propensity Score Estimation With Boosted Regression for Evaluating Causal Effects in Observational Studies - 2004
McCaffrey, D., Ridgeway, G., Morral, A
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Studying Frequency of Arrest Among Paroled Youthful Offenders - 2004
Lattimore, Pamela K., John M. MacDonald, Alex R. Piquero, Richard L. Linster, and Christy A. Visher
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What We Can – And Cannot– Expect from School-Based Drug Prevention - 2004
Caulkins, J.P.; Pacula, R.L.; Paddock, S. and J. Chiesa
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Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment in the United States: Exemplary Models from a National Evaluation Study - 2003
Stevens, S.J. & Morral, A.R., Eds.
New York: Haworth Press
An Evaluation of Substance Abuse Treatment Services Provided to Juvenile Probationers at Phoenix Academy of Lake View Terrace - 2003
Morral, A.R., Jaycox, L.H., et al.
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Evaluation of the CYSA/TANF Program in California: Final Report — 2003
Susan Turner, Lois M. Davis, Paul S. Steinberg, Terry Fain
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Document
Exploring gender differences among adolescents in treatment: Findings from quantitative and qualitative analyses - 2003
Riehman, K.S., Bluthenthal, R, Juvonen, J, Morral, A.R.
Journal of Drug Issues, Fall, 865-896
Measurement of Adolescent Drug Use - 2003
Morral, A.R., McCaffrey, D.F. & Chien S.
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Mental health and medical problems and service utilization among adolescent substance abusers - 2003
Jaycox, L.H., Morral, A.R., Juvonen, J.
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Retention of Court-Referred Youth in Residential Treatment Programs: Client Characteristics and Treatment Process Effects — 2003
Maria Orlando, Kitty S. Chan, Andrew R. Morral
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Statewide Evaluation of the CYSA/TANF Program: Final Report — 2003
Susan Turner, Lois M. Davis, Paul Steinberg, Terry J. Fain
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Phoenix Academy at Lake View Terrace, CA: Clinical Manual & Program Description of an Adolescent Therapeutic Community - 2002
Jaycox, L.H., Marshall, G. and Morral, A.R.
Final report presented to the Center on Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (CSAT/SAMHSA).
Advances in Adolescent Treatment Outcomes Research - 2002
Morral, A.R. & Dennis, M.L. (Eds.)
Special section of NIDA research monograph series, 182, Rockville, MD: NIH Publication No. 02-5097, pp. 106-115.
Phoenix Academy Treatment Outcomes: Preliminary Findings from the Adolescent Outcomes Study - 2002
Morral, A.R., Reti, M., McCaffrey, D. & Ridgeway, G.
In NIDA research monograph series, 182, Rockville, MD: NIH Publication No. 02-5097, pp. 111-113.
Does Early Smoking Signal Later Problems? — 2002
Research Brief
Evaluation of the South Oxnard Challenge Project, 1997-2001 — 2002
Susan Turner, Amber Schroeder, Terry J. Fain, Jodi Lane, Joan Petersilia
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Prospective Risk Factors for Alcohol Misuse in Late Adolescence — 2002
Phyllis L. Ellickson, Joan S. Tucker, David J. Klein, Kimberly A. McGuigan
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School-Based Drug Prevention: What Kind of Drug Use Does It Prevent? — 2002
Jonathan Caulkins, Rosalie Pacula, Susan Paddock, James R. Chiesa
Full Document Research Brief (HTML) 
Research Brief (PDF)
South Oxnard Challenge Project: Report of What Works — 2002
Turner, S., Schroeder, A., Fain, T., Lane, J.
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Document
Using Marijuana May Not Raise the Risk of Using Harder Drugs — 2002
Research
Brief
Economics of Youth Drug Use, Addiction and Gateway Effects - 2001
Kenkel, D., Mathios, A.D. and R.L. Pacula
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Options for Restructuring the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act — 2001
Peter H. Reuter, P. Michael Timpane
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Prenatal Cocaine Exposure: Scientific Considerations and Policy Implications — 2001
Wenzel, S., Kosofsky, B., Harvey, J., Iguchi, M.,
Steinberg, P., Watkins, K., Shaikh, R.
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School Violence: Prevalence, Fears and Prevention — 2001
Jaana Juvonen
Issue Paper
Statewide Evaluation of the CYSA/TANF Program: First-Year Findings — 2001
Davis, L., Turner, S., Steinberg, P.
Use "Teachable Moments" to Save Young Lives — 2001
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Cross-Lagged Relationships Among Adolescent Problem Drug Use, Delinquent Behavior, and Emotional Distress — 2000
Khanh Van T. Bui, Phyllis L. Ellickson, Robert M. Bell
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A Dynamic Model of Drug Initiation: Implications for Treatment and
Drug Control — 2000
Behrens, D., Caulkins, J., Tragler, G., Haunschmied, J.,
Feichtinger, G.
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Early Predictors of Adolescent Violence — 2000
Ellickson, P.L., McGuigan, K.A.
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Longer Term Effects of Head Start — 2000
Eliana Garces, Duncan Thomas, Janet Currie
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Physician Response to Prenatal Substance Exposure — 2000
Zellman, G., Bell, R.M., Archie, C., DuPlessis, H., Hoube, J., Miu,
A.
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Prenatal Cocaine Exposure: Scientific Considerations and Policy Implications — 2000
Wenzel, S.L., Kosofsky, B.E., Harvey, J.A., Iguchi, M.Y., Steinberg,
P., Watkins, K.E., Shaikh, R.
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The Evolution of Drug Initiation: From Social Networks to Public Markets — 2000
Caulkins, J.
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The Arts and Prosocial Impact Study: Program Characteristics and Prosocial Effects — 1999
Ann M. Stone, Tora K. Bikson, Joy S. Moini, David McArthur
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Adolescent Use of Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana: How Important
Is Social Bonding and for Which Ethnic Groups? — 1999
Ellickson, P.L., Collins, R.L., Bell, R.M.
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How Youthful Offenders Perceive Gun Violence — 1999
Julie H. Goldberg, William Schwabe
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Interagency Collaboration in Juvenile Justice: Learning from Experience - 1999
Lane, J., and S. Turner
Federal Probation, Centenary of the Juvenile Justice System, 63(2):33-39
An Ounce of Prevention, a Pound of Uncertainty: The Cost-Effectiveness
of School-Based Drug Prevention Programs — 1999
Caulkins, J.P., Rydell, C.P., Sohler Everingham, S.M., Chiesa, J.R.,
Bushway, S.
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Document
Sex and Race Differences in Young People’s Responsiveness to Price and Tobacco Control Policies - 1999
Chaloupka, F.J. and R.L. Pacula
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African American Mothers in South Central Los Angeles: Their Fears for Their Newborn's Future — 1998
M.A. Schuster, N. Halfon, D. Wood
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Diverting Children from a Life of Crime: Measuring Costs and Benefits — 1998
P.W. Greenwood, K.E. Model, C.P. Rydell, J.R. Chiesa
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Early Childhood Interventions: Benefits, Costs, and Savings — 1998
Research Brief
Influencing Physician Response to Prenatal Substance Exposure Through State Legislation and Work-Place Policies — 1998
Zellman, G., Jacobson, P.D., Bell, R.M.
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Investing In Our Children: What We Know and Don't Know About the Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions — 1998
Karoly, L.A., Greenwood, P.W., Sohler Everingham, S.M., Hoube, J., Kilburn, M.R., Rydell, C.P., Sanders, M.R., Chiesa, J.R.
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Investing in Prisons or Prevention: The State Policy Makers' Dilemma — 1998
Greenwood, P.W.
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Youth Violence: A Public-Health Problem with Disturbing Correlates — 1998
Research Brief
The Coming Wave of Violence in California — 1997
A.F. Abrahamse
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Risk of Death among Serious Young Offenders - 1997
Lattimore, Pamela K., Richard L. Linster, and John M. MacDonald
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 34: 187-209.
Associations Between Drug Use and Deviant Behavior in Teenagers — 1996
Hays, R.D., Ellickson, P.L.
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Concurrent Risk Factors for Adolescent Violence — 1996
Saner, H.L., Ellickson, P.L.
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Diverting Children from a Life of Crime: What Are the Costs and Benefits? — 1996
Research Brief
Teenagers and Alcohol Misuse in the United States: By Any Definition,
It's a Big Problem — 1996
Ellickson, P.L., McGuigan, K.A., Adams, V., Bell, R.M., Hays, R.D.
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The Nokomis Challenge Program Evaluation — 1996
Deschenes, E.P., Greenwood, P.W., Marshall, G.N.
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