Services for Offenders and Drug Abusers

Well-established scales in the Hong Kong context

Delinquency of youths in the community

Function

Promoting education, well-being, morality, sociability

Relevance

Risk, coping, law, social order

Target

Offense

Respondent

Youth

Feature

12 items in 5-point rating scale

Reliability

.645

References

Ngai, Ngan-pun, Chau-kiu Cheung, Xialing Xie, Zhongxin Sun, Minxia Tu, and Jijing Chen. 2001. Assessing the Likelihood of Crime and Delinquency: A Study of Marginal Youths in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Elliott, Delbert S., and William Julius Wilson. 1996. “The Effects of Neighborhood Disadvantage on Adolescent Development.” Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency 33(4):389-416.

Elliott, Delbert S., David Huzinga, and Scott Menard. 1989. Multiple Problem Youth: Delinquency, Substance Use, and Mental Health Problems. New York: Springer-Verlag.

risk problem behavior

Delinquency of youths in the community - userguide
ENG Delinquency of youths in the community - userguide
CHT Delinquency of youths in the community - userguide
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Delinquency of youths in the community - scale
ENG Delinquency of youths in the community - scale
CHT Delinquency of youths in the community - scale
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Intended community participation of youths in the community

Function

Promoting identity, morality, leadership

Relevance

Socialization, citizenship, civic engagement, social integration, social control

Target

Offense

Respondent

Youth

Feature

8 items in 5-point rating scale

Reliability

.782

References

Goldstein, Gregory, Robert Novick, and Morris Schaefer. 1990. “Housing, Health and Well-being: An International Perspective.” Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare 17(1):161-182.

Herrero, Juan, and Enrique Gracia. 2007. “Measuring Perceived Community Support: Factorial Structure, Longitudinal Invariance, and Predictive Validity of the PCSQ (Perceived Community Support Questionnaire).” Journal of Community Psychology 35(2):197-217.

citizenship civic engagement social integration

Intended community participation of youths in the community - userguide
ENG Intended community participation of youths in the community - userguide
CHT Intended community participation of youths in the community - userguide
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Intended community participation of youths in the community - scale
ENG Intended community participation of youths in the community - scale
CHT Intended community participation of youths in the community - scale
CHS

Function

Promoting well-being, self-efficacy, achievement

Relevance

Self-regulation, modeling, social integration

Target

Offense

Respondent

Youth

Feature

5 items in 5-point rating scale

Reliability

.817

References

Conflict with police of youth in the community

Function

Promoting harmony, satisfaction, trust

Relevance

Compromise, dissonance, violence

Target

Offense

Respondent

Youth

Feature

5 items in 5-point rating scale

Reliability

.759

References

Ngai, Ngan-pun, Chau-kiu Cheung, Xialing Xie, Zhongxin Sun, Minxia Tu, and Jijing Chen. 2002.10. A Comparative Study of the Likelihood of Delinquency of Marginal Youth in Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shanghai. Hong Kong: Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Conflict with police of youth in the community - userguide
ENG Conflict with police of youth in the community - userguide
CHT Conflict with police of youth in the community - userguide
CHS

Conflict with police of youth in the community - scale
ENG Conflict with police of youth in the community - scale
CHT Conflict with police of youth in the community - scale
CHS

Frustration of youth offenders in the community

Function

Promoting harmony, satisfaction, trust

Relevance

Compromise, dissonance, violence

Target

Offense

Respondent

Youth

Feature

6 items in 5-point rating scale

Reliability

.644

References

Ngai, Ngan-pun, Chau-kiu Cheung, Xialing Xie, Zhongxin Sun, Minxia Tu, and Jijing Chen. 2002. A Comparative Study of the Likelihood of Delinquency of Marginal Youth in Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shanghai. Hong Kong: Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Frustration of youth offenders in the community - userguide
ENG Frustration of youth offenders in the community - userguide
CHT Frustration of youth offenders in the community - userguide
CHS

Frustration of youth offenders in the community - scale
ENG Frustration of youth offenders in the community - scale
CHT Frustration of youth offenders in the community - scale
CHS

Drug abuse harm perceived of youths in the community

Function

Promoting functioning, satisfaction, working

Relevance

Disorder, risk, self-injury

Target

Offense

Respondent

Youth

Feature

15 items in 5-point rating scale

Reliability

.893

References

Cheung, Chau-kiu, and Steven Sek-yum Ngai. 2013. “Reducing Youth’s Drug Abuse through Training Social Workers for Cognitive–behavioral Integrated Treatment.” Children & Youth Services Review 35:302-311.

Drug abuse harm perceived of youths in the community - userguide
ENG Drug abuse harm perceived of youths in the community - userguide
CHT Drug abuse harm perceived of youths in the community - userguide
CHS

Drug abuse harm perceived of youths in the community - scale
ENG Drug abuse harm perceived of youths in the community - scale
CHT Drug abuse harm perceived of youths in the community - scale
CHS

Drug abuse benefit perceived by youths in the community

Function

Promoting harmony, satisfaction, trust

Relevance

Compromise, dissonance, violence

Target

Offense

Respondent

Youth

Feature

12 items in 5-point rating scale

Reliability

.814

References

Drug abuse benefit perceived by youths in the community - userguide
ENG Drug abuse benefit perceived by youths in the community - userguide
CHT Drug abuse benefit perceived by youths in the community - userguide
CHS

Drug abuse benefit perceived by youths in the community - scale
ENG Drug abuse benefit perceived by youths in the community - scale
CHT Drug abuse benefit perceived by youths in the community - scale
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