Practice Profile: Formal System Processing for Juveniles

Evidence Rating for Outcomes

Crime & Delinquency | Multiple crime/offense types

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The practice of using traditional juvenile justice system processing in lieu of alternative sanctions to deal with juvenile criminal cases. The practice is rated Ineffective for reducing recidivism compared to the youth that were diverted from the system. Test

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Practice Snapshot

Age: 0 - 17

Race/Ethnicity: White, Other

Targeted Population: First Time Offenders, Truants/Dropouts, Young Offenders

Setting (Delivery): Correctional

Practice Type: Alternatives to Detention/Jail, Court Processing, Diversion, Specific deterrence

Unit of Analysis: Persons