The Juvenile Detention Exam (JDE) is a brief, easily administered and automated (computer scored) detention center test. It is appropriate for troubled (male and female) youth. The Juvenile Detention Exam (JDE) consists of 109 items and can be completed in 15 to 20 minutes. The JDE has five scales (measures): 1. Truthfulness Scale, 2. Alcohol Scale, 3. Drugs Scale, 4. Violence (Lethality) Scale, and 5. Antisocial Scale.

Five Juvenile Detention Exam Scales

1. Truthfulness Scale: Measures how truthful the juvenile was while completing the Juvenile Detention Exam (JDE). This scale detects denial, problem minimization and faking.
2. Alcohol Scale: Measures the severity of alcohol use and/or abuse. Alcohol refers to beer, wine and liquor.
3. Drugs Scale: Measures the severity of alcohol use and/or abuse. Drugs refers to marijuana, barbiturates, crack, amphetamines, ecstasy, heroin, etc.
4. Violence (Lethality) Scale: Measures use of force to injure, damage or destroy. It identifies youths that are dangerous to themselves and others.
5. Antisocial Scale: Measures antisocial attitudes and behavior, identifying juveniles with little remorse who seem to be uncaring and those who are irresponsible and lie. Antisocial juveniles are anti-society as well as rebellious against society's rules and regulations.

Why Use The Juvenile Detention Exam?

The Juvenile Detention Exam (JDE) is much more than just an alcohol or drug test. It gathers important self-report information quickly. JDE tests can be administered directly on the computer screen or in paper-and-pencil format. Regardless of how given, all JDE tests are scored on-site and also print reports in 2 minutes.

The Juvenile Detention Exam (JDE) is completed by the juvenile individually or in group testing settings. Reports are available within minutes of test completion. This procedure eliminates tedious, time consuming and error-prone hand scoring. JDE screening is fast and accurate.

The Juvenile Detention Exam (JDE) is a brief, easily administered and automated test designed for juvenile risk and needs assessment. The JDE takes 15 to 20 minutes to complete, the responses are computer scored, and printed reports are available in 2 minutes. The JDE produces objective results that can be trusted.

Advantages of Screening

Each Juvenile Detention Exam (JDE) scale score is classified in terms of the risk range it represents. These risk level classifications are calculated individually for each of the five empirically based scales as follows:

A juvenile's score on each of the five scales is calculated and classified in the appropriate risk range each time a juvenile is tested. These attained scores and associated risk ranges are clearly set forth and explained in JDE reports.