Mentoring programs for youth: A promising intervention for delinquency prevention.
To realize the full potential of youth mentoring programs, it is critical to advance research on program effectiveness and population-level impact.
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Mentoring for preventing and reducing delinquent behavior among youth.
Summary: This review examines research as it relates to mentoring as a prevention strategy for delinquent behavior. The appeal of mentoring as a delinquent behavior prevention strategy is understandable given its relatively low cost and...
Examining the effects of Juvenile drug treatment courts: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Abstract We meta-analytically examined program graduation rates among juvenile drug treatment court (JDTC) participants, the effects of JDTCs on recidivism and substance use outcomes, and the variability in these effects. We systematically...
The impact of juvenile drug treatment courts on substance use, mental health, and recidivism: Results from a multisite experimental evaluation.
Abstract Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts (JDTC) emerged in the mid-1990s as a potential solution to concern about substance use among youth in the juvenile justice system (JJS). Despite substantial research, findings on the JDTC...
Crossroads in juvenile justice: The impact of initial processing decision on youth 5 years after first arrest.
Abstract The current study advances past research by studying the impact of juvenile justice decision making with a geographically and ethnically diverse sample (N = 1,216) of adolescent boys (ages 13-17 years) for the 5 years following...
Closer to home: An analysis of the state and local impact of the Texas juvenile justice reforms.
Closer to Home: An Analysis of the State and Local Impact of the Texas Juvenile Justice Reforms, which draws on an unprecedented dataset of 1.3 million individual case records spanning eight years, shows youth incarcerated in state-run...
Models of prosecutor-led diversion programs in the United States and beyond.
Abstract Diversion programs allow criminal justice actors to send defendants out of the court system, compelling them instead to attend treatment programs, participate in educational opportunities, and/or perform community service. These...
Preventing Youth Arrests through Deflection: Best Practices and Recommendations.
This report, Preventing Youth Arrests through Deflection: Best Practices and Recommendations, is a collection of research-informed best-practices from the Commission for effective deflection programs for youth. As a state advisory group...
Police‐initiated diversion for youth to prevent future delinquent behavior: A systematic review.
Abstract This Campbell systematic review examines the effects police-initiated diversion programs on delinquent behavior, compared to traditional system processing. The review summarizes evidence from nineteen high-quality studies...
Data-Driven Deflection: A Systems Approach to Reducing Juvenile Arrests.
Executive Summary Over the past two decades, the United States has made significant strides in adopting evidence-based approaches to juvenile justice. However, America still has relatively high juvenile arrest rates, which are correlated...