"Recidivism of Discharges from the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility--1974 to 1978" (Zych, 1984) was a research project which examined characteristics of the recidivist as a juvenile, such as sex, commitment offense, and age at commitment. A study was undertaken to supplement that research project by examining additional variables influencing recidivism of the juvenile offender. These variables included age at first referral to Family Court, agency placements used prior to commitment, the length of time spent on probation, whether or not the juvenile had been detained in the detention home prior to commitment, and the severity of a juvenile's criminal history. Subjects were 325 juveniles who were incarcerated at the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF) and who represented a sample of the 570 juveniles studied in the previous research project. The data on variables studied were cross-tabulated with post-HYCF recidivism behavior. The sample was examined at two levels of recidivism--arrest and conviction. The results indicated only one significant relationship between the variables and recidivism: a juvenile's placement in a mental health program displayed a high rate of recidivism by conviction. A possible explanation for this finding may stem from the fact that juveniles placed in mental health programs have been perceived to have a higher degree of mental dysfunction or sociopathic behavior, therefore having higher chances of violating the law again. (NB)