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Effective | Implementing the program is likely to result in the intended outcome(s). | On average, there is strong evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will achieve the intended outcome. | |
Promising | Implementing the program may result in the intended outcome(s) | On average, there is some evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will achieve the intended outcome. | |
No Effects | Implementing the program is unlikely to result in the intended outcome(s) and may result in a negative outcome(s). | On average, there is strong evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will not achieve the intended outcome or may result in a negative outcome. |
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Program Profile: Spotlight Serious Offender Services Unit (Canada) |
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Youth gangs, Probation, Violent offenders, Comprehensive/wraparound services, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice, Juvenile (under 18), Gang Crime, Crime prevention, Child health and welfare, Juvenile delinquency | This was an urban-based intensive supervision program in which high-risk, gang-affiliated youths (ages 12–19) were assigned to work with a probation officer who was paired with a paid “street mentor.” The program is rated Promising. Youths in the program were significantly less likely than those in the comparison group to have a new conviction in the follow-up period of up to 3 years and remained offense-free for a longer period. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Social Problem-Solving Training (SPST) in a Juvenile Detention Setting |
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Mental health, Positive youth development, Treatment, Young juvenile offenders, Probation, Corrections, Community corrections, Juvenile justice, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Juvenile detention, Juvenile detention | This intervention was designed to help adolescent males in detention with interpersonal stress and conflict. The program is rated No Effects. There were no statistically significant effects on depressive symptoms, recidivism, social problem-solving, anger response, anger control, and inward expression of anger. However, the treatment as usual control condition was found to have a statistically significant reduction on outward expression of anger, a result in the other-than-expected direction. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Reentry Services of Clay County (Minnesota) |
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Probation, Mental health, Substance abuse, Reentry, Case Management, Treatment, Comprehensive/wraparound services, Access to education, Corrections, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice, Juvenile (under 18), Mentoring, Child health and welfare, Juvenile delinquency | This is a one-to-one mentoring program aimed at improving public safety by assisting youths who commit offenses with comprehensive reentry services following their release into the community. The program is rated No Effects. There was no statistically significant difference between program and comparison group youths in prevalence of reoffense. Program youths had statistically significantly fewer official juvenile justice contacts within 1 year of release, compared with comparison group youth Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Oklahoma's Juvenile Second Chance Act Reentry Program (Tulsa, OK) |
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Reentry, Case Management, Corrections, Juvenile recidivism prediction, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile justice, Juvenile detention | This is a juvenile reentry program that offers services to youth returning to the community in Tulsa, Okla., after their out-of-home placements. The goal of the program is to reduce rates of recidivism for high-risk youth. The program is rated No Effects. There were no statistically significant differences in reconviction rates for treatment group youth who received the program’s services, compared with comparison group youth who did not receive services. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Detention Diversion Advocacy Program (DDAP) |
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Juvenile courts, Diversion, Violent offenders, Corrections, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Case processing, Juvenile detention | This is a program that aims to divert youths charged with serious offenses from detention, with an overall goal of reducing recidivism. The program is rated Promising. Comparison group participants were more likely than treatment group participants to recidivate and to recidivate for a felony charge. Comparison group participants had a higher average number than treatment group participants of referrals and felony referrals. All differences were statistically significant. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Early Intervention Diversion Program (EIDP) (Los Angeles, Calif.) |
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Juvenile courts, Diversion, Treatment, Young juvenile offenders, Corrections, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Juvenile justice | The program is an alternative to formal processing in the juvenile justice system. The overall goal is to reduce the number of youths entering the juvenile justice system, while also reducing recidivism. The program is rated Promising. Youths in the treatment group who participated in the diversion program had statistically significantly fewer rearrests, compared with youths in the comparison group who did not participate in the intervention. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Resilience, Opportunity, Safety, Education, Strength (ROSES) |
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Girls, Juvenile courts, Diversion, Truancy, Trauma, Case Management, Treatment, Diversion, Juvenile justice, Child health and welfare | This is a community-based, trauma-informed, gender-responsive advocacy intervention for girls 11 to 17 years old who are at risk for or already involved in the juvenile justice system. The program is rated Promising. Intervention group girls were less likely to engage in physical fights and minor status offending behavior (i.e., missing fewer days of school), compared with control group girls. These differences were statistically significant. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Responsive Aggression Regulation Therapy (Netherlands) |
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Mental health, Violent offenders, Treatment, Recidivism, Corrections, Crime prevention, Juvenile detention, Juvenile delinquency, Mentoring, Child health and welfare | This is a responsive intervention that seeks to reduce severe aggressive behaviors of incarcerated youth at a juvenile justice institution in the Netherlands. The program is rated Promising. Intervention group youth, compared with treatment-as-usual group youth, had statistically significant higher aggression-related skills, lower cognitive distortions (such as how youth think about aggression), and a lower recidivism risk for violent and general offenses at the 3-year follow up. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Crossover Youth Practice Model |
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Family courts, Juvenile courts, Diversion, Children exposed to violence, Foster care/child welfare system, Crime prevention, Recidivism | This is a model that uses a conceptual plan and organizational framework to strengthen collaborations between child welfare and juvenile justice system professionals and partners to prevent or reduce youths’ involvement in the juvenile justice system or related systems of care. The program is rated Promising. Treatment group youth showed a statistically significant reduction in recidivism rates, compared with youth in the comparison groups. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Targeted RECLAIM (Ohio) |
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Diversion, Treatment, Comprehensive/wraparound services, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Civil courts, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice | This is a diversion program intended to reduce juvenile recidivism by treating youths in the community in place of incarceration. This program is rated as Promising. Youths in the treatment group were statistically significantly less likely to be incarcerated during the 1-year follow-up, compared with youths in the control group. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Functional Family Therapy-Child Welfare (FFT-CW®) |
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Treatment, Case Management, Family reunification, Foster care/child welfare system, Child health and welfare, Intimate partner violence | This adapted version of Functional Family Therapy is designed to improve functioning for child welfare-involved families. This program is rated Promising. Treatment families showed a statistically significant greater likelihood of achieving all treatment goals and a lower likelihood of being referred to another program at case closing, compared with control families. However, there were no statistically significant differences between groups in out-of-home placements. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Family Centered Treatment |
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Home visiting, Treatment, Comprehensive/wraparound services, Juvenile detention | This is a short-term, family-based program, which is designed to reduce out-of-home placements for juvenile justice-involved youth. The program is rated Promising. Youth who received Family Centered Treatment were less likely to experience future conviction or incarceration in either the juvenile or adult justice systems, compared with youth who were placed in a group home. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. (YAP) |
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Diversion, Crime prevention, Juvenile justice | This is an intervention designed to prevent future criminal activity among system-involved youth through using short-term, high-intensity relationships with paid mentors, referred to as Advocates. The program is rated Promising. Program participants showed statistically significant improvement in educational engagement and reductions in serious dispositions, compared with a comparison group. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Juvenile Justice Anger Management (JJAM) Treatment for Girls |
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Girls, Mental health, Positive youth development, Treatment, Young juvenile offenders, Juvenile detention | The program is a cognitive–behavioral, anger management treatment for adolescent girls in residential juvenile justice facilities, which is designed to reduce participants’ anger, physical aggression, and relational aggression. The program is rated Promising. Program participants showed statistically significant reductions in anger, physical aggression, and relational aggression scores, compared with the control group. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Power Source |
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Mental health, Treatment, Corrections, Correctional facilities, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice, Juvenile (under 18) | This is a group-based, cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness training intervention targeted at male youth in high-security correctional facilities. The program is rated Promising. Results indicated a statistically significant reduction in the decline of attention skills for the treatment group, measured as accuracy and response variability on the Attention Network Test; however, there was no statistically significant effect on response time. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Operation Night Light (ONL) (Midwest) |
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Gang Crime, Youth gangs, Probation, Substance abuse, Underage drinking, Violent offenders, Home visiting, Case Management, Young juvenile offenders, Corrections, Community corrections, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice | This is a home-visiting program for youth on probation who are considered at high risk of recidivism. The program is rated No Effects. Compared with the treatment group, the control group was more likely to have completed probation, less likely to have probation revoked due to a technical violation, and committed fewer new crimes during probation; however, they recidivated sooner. There were no differences in the probation revocations due to severity of a new crime. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: YouthBuild Offender Program |
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Diversion, Reentry, Youth development, Jobs and workforce development, Positive youth development, Treatment, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice, Juvenile (under 18), Young adults (18-24), Employment initiatives | The program provides education, vocational training, and other youth-development services to low-income youths, ages 16–24, who have been convicted of a crime. The program is rated Promising. The program statistically significantly reduced recidivism and increased the likelihood of receiving a high school diploma, GED, trade license, or training certificate. However, there were no effects on enrollment in postsecondary courses, employment, or certain measures of youth development. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Behavior Intervention at Cook County (Ill.) Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) |
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Youth development, Treatment, Juvenile justice | This behavioral intervention targeted high-risk juvenile arrestees in a detention center in Chicago. The curriculum focused on correcting automatic or reactive behavior, with the goal of reducing both the probability and number of readmissions. The program is rated Promising. Participants were less likely to be readmitted and had fewer readmissions to the detention center, compared with non-participants. This difference was statistically significant. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Functional Family Parole |
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Parole, Mental health, Reentry, Treatment, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice, Child health and welfare, Employment initiatives, Juvenile (under 18) | This is a supervision program that incorporates family-focused, strengths-based principles of Functional Family Therapy. The goal of the program is to reduce re-arrests and increase employment rates. The program is rated Promising. Participants in the intervention were less likely to be re-arrested, more likely to be employed, and earned more per quarter, compared with the comparison group. These findings were statistically significant. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Juvenile Restorative Justice Program (Midwest County) |
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Juvenile courts, Diversion, Victims of crime | This program provides an alternative to juvenile court processing for youths with justice system contact who may or may not have a criminal record. The program is rated Promising. Although there was no statistically significant difference between the treatment and comparison groups on rates of official police contact, the average number of days to re-arrest was statistically significantly lower for the treatment group (441.7 days) than for the comparison group (254.1 days). Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Violent Offender Treatment Program (VOTP) |
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Violent offenders, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Corrections, Homicide, Violent crime, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice | This treatment program aims to reduce recidivism among youths convicted of violent offenses and capital crimes (such as murder) in one southern state. The program offers six months of intensive, therapeutic treatment to juveniles in a residential facility before they are released. The program is rated Promising. Results showed a statistically significant difference in reduced recidivism rates for juveniles who participated in the program, compared with those who did not participate. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Skillman Intensive Aftercare Program (Pittsburgh and Detroit) |
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Reentry, Case Management, Comprehensive/wraparound services, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice, Juvenile (under 18) | This was an aftercare program in Pittsburgh (Penn.) and Detroit (Mich.) for juveniles transitioning out of a residential correctional program. The intent of the program was to decrease instances of reconviction and re-arrest among participating youths after their release into the community. The program is rated No Effects. There were no statistically significant effects on rates of reconviction and rearrest among program participants in either city. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Philadelphia (Penn.) Intensive Aftercare Probation Program |
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Probation, Reentry, Violent offenders, Case Management, Corrections, Community corrections, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice, Juvenile detention | This program was an intensive alternative reintegration program for high-risk male juveniles who were being released to probation from a juvenile corrections facility. The program is rated Promising. Results showed that while there were no differences between the treatment and comparison groups on the percent who had been re-arrested during the 9-month follow up, the treatment group had a statistically significantly lower number of re-arrests than the comparison group. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Avon Park Youth Academy and STREET Smart Aftercare Program |
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Training, Mental health, Diversion, Intake/assessment, Jobs and workforce development, Young juvenile offenders, Access to education, Reentry, Corrections, Correctional facilities, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice, Inmate assistance programs, Employment initiatives | This program was located at a secure-custody residential facility that provided educational and vocational training to moderate-risk male youth. The program is rated No Effects. Participants showed a statistically significant greater likelihood of obtaining a degree, compared with nonparticipants. However, there were no statistically significant differences in any arrest for any offense overall and felony arrest specifically, employment, time employed, or higher education enrollment. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Wayne County (Michigan) Second Chance Reentry Program |
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Mental health, Reentry, Case Management, Comprehensive/wraparound services, Corrections, Inmate programs, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice | This is a reentry program designed to reduce recidivism and increase reentry services for males, ages 13 to 18, who have committed offenses and are placed in a locked, residential treatment facility. The program is rated Promising. The program was shown to statistically significantly decrease recidivism rates among youths who participated in the program, compared with youths who received services as usual. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Special Needs Diversionary Program (SNDP) |
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Juvenile courts, Mental health, Diversion, Case Management, Youth development, Treatment, Probation, Corrections, Community corrections | This is a diversion program that provides intensive supervision and treatment for juveniles on probation who suffer from mental illness. This program is rated Promising. The intervention group showed a statistically significant reduction in number of rearrests within 1 year, compared with the comparison group. However, there was no statistically significant impact on time to rearrest. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Juvenile Justice Assessment Planning Referral Placement (JARPP) |
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Training, Parole, Probation, Personnel, Treatment, Case Management, Corrections, Community corrections, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile detention, Drugs, Substance abuse | This is a training program for juvenile justice probation/parole case managers (PCMs), to promote their use of evidence-based practices to identify the mental health and substance use needs of delinquent youth and increase youth’s access to services. The program is rated Promising. There were statistically significant reductions in re-referral and placement rates for youth whose PCMs received the enhanced training, compared with youth whose PCMs received the standard training or no training. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Red Hook Community Justice Center: Family Court for Juveniles |
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Administrative Employees, Restitution, Family courts, Treatment, Problem-solving courts, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Juvenile justice | This is a problem-solving community court that seeks to prevent crime. One component of the program, the Family Court, hears juvenile delinquency cases involving youth aged 15 or younger, with the goal of responding to the specific needs of youth in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The program was rated No Effects. The program had no significant effect on recidivism rates for juvenile defendants. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Juvenile Drug Courts With Contingency Management and Multisystemic Therapy |
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Drug courts, Juvenile courts, Substance abuse, Underage drinking, Problem-solving courts, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Corrections, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile justice, Alcohol, Legal substances | This program incorporates contingency management protocols and multisystemic therapy into traditional juvenile drug court services to provide juveniles and families with additional engagement opportunities and support to reduce recidivism and substance abuse. The program is rated Promising. The program statistically significantly reduced alcohol and poly drug use, positive drug urine screens, status offenses, and property offenses. The program had mixed effects on marijuana use and offenses. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Utah Juvenile Drug Courts |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Drug courts, Juvenile courts, Drug possession, Alcohol, Treatment, Problem-solving courts, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile justice, Juvenile (under 18), Legal substances, Drug treatment | This is a juvenile drug court designed to reduce alcohol and other drug and delinquency offenses through an accountability framework. The program is rated Promising. Treatment group participants were statistically significantly less likely to recidivate in delinquency/criminal offenses, compared with the comparison group participants. However, there was no statistically significant effect on alcohol and other drug recidivism. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Jefferson County Community Partnership (Birmingham, Ala.) |
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Juvenile health, Mental health, Case Management, Comprehensive/wraparound services, Diversion, Juvenile justice, Child health and welfare, Juvenile detention | Offers a wide array of services for youth with serious emotional disturbances to reduce youth's contact with the juvenile justice system. The services are accessible, community-based, individualized, culturally competent, and include an individual’s family in the planning and delivery of treatment. The program is rated Promising. The program was shown to statistically significantly reduce youths’ contact with the juvenile justice system. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Family Solutions Program (FSP) |
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Mental health, Recidivism, Crime prevention | This is a multi-family group-based intervention targeting juveniles convicted for the first time. The goal is to help youth and their families find solutions to family conflict and poor decision-making that will prevent youth’s recidivism and improve personal and family well-being. The program is rated Promising. Intervention group youth showed a statistically significant lower likelihood of recidivating, compared with youth in the probation comparison group. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Minneapolis Center for Victim-Offender Mediation |
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Assault, Mediators, Restitution, Violent offenders, Property crime, Victims of crime, Recidivism, Crime prevention | This is a restorative justice program that provides juveniles who have been convicted of an offense and their victims the opportunity to meet face to face in the presence of a mediator to discuss the offense. The program is rated Promising. Individuals in the program were statistically significantly more likely to complete their restitution obligation. There was a statistically significant impact on victim satisfaction with the justice system, but there was no statistically significant impact on Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Residential Student Assistance Program (RSAP) |
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Marijuana, Alcohol, Mental health, Substance abuse, Underage drinking, Foster care/child welfare system, Treatment, Juvenile detention, Child health and welfare, Juvenile justice, Legal substances, Drugs | This is a substance abuse intervention program for high-risk adolescents (ages 12–18) living in residential facilities. The program is rated Promising. Treatment group youth showed a statistically significant lower likelihood of reporting alcohol, marijuana, or overall alcohol and other drug (AOD) use in the previous 30 days, compared with comparison group youth. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Connections |
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Probation, Mental health, Treatment, Case Management, Comprehensive/wraparound services, Corrections, Community corrections, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Juvenile detention | This is a juvenile court-based program designed to address the needs of people on probation who have emotional and behavioral disorders and the needs of their families. The approach is meant to be an integrated, seamless, coordinated system of care for children with mental health problems. The program is rated Promising. The intervention youth were statistically significantly less likely to recidivate, commit a felony offense or serve time in detention, compared with comparison youth. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Methodist Home for Children's Value-Based Therapeutic Environment (VBTE) Model |
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Juvenile courts, Juvenile health, Mental health, Intake/assessment, Violent offenders, Treatment, Case Management, Young juvenile offenders, Juvenile detention | This is a nonpunitive treatment model that concentrates on teaching juvenile justice–involved youth about prosocial behaviors as alternatives to antisocial behaviors. The program is rated Promising. Overall, findings were mixed. Treatment group youth had a statistically significant lower likelihood of being convicted for any new offense, compared with control group youth. However, there were no statistically significant effects on new charges or on incarceration rates. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: CASASTART |
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Schools, Substance abuse, Underage drinking, Truancy, Case Management, Youth development | This is a neighborhood-based, intensive case-management approach to prevent drug use and delinquency for high-risk adolescents living in distressed neighborhoods. The program is rated No Effects. While treatment group youths had statistically significant reductions in the frequency of total violence and drug sales, there were no statistically significant effects on delinquency, property or status offenses, arrests and tickets, truancy, and disciplinary incidents or suspensions. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center |
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Mental health, Intake/assessment, Violent offenders, Youth development, Treatment, Recidivism, Corrections, Crime prevention, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice | This is a residential program that provides mental health treatment to violent juveniles. The program is rated Promising. Participants in the treatment group demonstrated a statistically significant lower likelihood of violent (but not general) recidivism and had a longer offense-free period in the community prior to committing felony, violent, or violent felony (but not misdemeanor) offenses, compared with control group participants. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: HOMEBUILDERS |
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Children exposed to violence, Trauma, Treatment, Case Management, Family reunification, Foster care/child welfare system, Crisis response | This is an in-home, family preservation service and reunification program for families with children returning from or at risk for out-of-home placement. The program is rated Effective. The treatment group had a statistically significant greater number of reunifications and reduced rates of out-of-home placement, compared with the control group. However, there were no significant differences between groups in successful reunification (i.e., whether the children returned to foster care). Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Parenting with Love and Limits® |
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Juvenile health, Mental health, Truancy, Treatment, Young juvenile offenders, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice, Juvenile (under 18) | This is a program that combines group therapy and family therapy to treat youth, ages 10–18, who have a primary diagnosis of oppositional defiant or conduct disorder. This program is rated Promising. Findings were mixed. Intervention youth showed statistically significant decreases in rates of recidivism and improvements in behavior, compared with control group youth. However, there were no significant differences between groups on measures of readiness to change. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Multisystemic Therapy for Youth With Problem Sexual Behaviors (MST-PSB) |
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Sex offenders, Diversion, Youth development, Home visiting, Treatment, Juvenile delinquency, Rape and sexual assault, Juvenile justice, Juvenile detention | This program is an adaptation of Multisystemic Therapy, specifically designed for adolescents who have committed sexual offenses and demonstrated other problem behaviors. The program is rated Promising. Program participants had lower rates of self-reported person and property offenses as well as lower rates of arrests for sexual crimes and other crimes, compared with control group participants. These findings were statistically significant. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Equipping Youth to Help One Another (EQUIP) |
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Reentry, Youth development, Treatment, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Correctional facilities, Juvenile justice, Juvenile detention, Child health and welfare, Juvenile (under 18), Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile detention | This is a multicomponent treatment program administered in juvenile correctional facilities for youth with conduct disorders. This program is rated Promising. Program youth showed statistically significant improvements in social skills and had statistically significant fewer instances of self-reported and staff-reported institutional misconduct, compared with control group youth. However, there were no significant differences between groups on measures of moral judgment. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Skill-Building Interventions for Delinquent Behaviors of Youth |
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Probation, Reentry, Treatment, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile justice, Juvenile (under 18), Young adults (18-24), Juvenile detention | This practice involves the use of skill-building interventions to prevent antisocial and delinquent behaviors in youth (ages 12 to 21) and to reduce juvenile recidivism. Skill-building interventions tend to be behavioral in approach or focus on instruction aimed at developing specific skills. The practice is rated Promising in reducing juvenile recidivism. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Cognitive–Behavioral Interventions for Justice-Involved Juveniles and Young Adults Adjudicated for an Offense in Europe |
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Parole, Probation, Mental health, Reentry, Treatment, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile detention, Juvenile (under 18), Adjudication | This practice involves the use of cognitive–behavioral interventions to reduce the reoffending of juveniles and young adults adjudicated for an offense in Europe. Cognitive–behavioral interventions include various similar therapies, including thinking skills programs, social skills and problem-solving approaches, and reinforcement of behavioral change. This practice is rated Promising for the reduction of reoffending. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Juvenile Intensive Supervision Programs |
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Probation, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile justice, Juvenile detention | This practice consists of intensive supervision of juveniles on probation in the community, compared with those on traditional community supervision. Conditions of intensive supervision programs may vary, but they generally include increased face-to-face contact with probation officers, drug/urinalysis testing, and participation in programming (such as tutoring, counseling, or job training). The practice is rated No Effects for reducing recidivism. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Anger-Related Problems in Children and Adolescents |
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Mental health, Treatment, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice | Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a problem-focused, therapeutic approach that attempts to help people identify and change dysfunctional beliefs, thoughts, and patterns that contribute to their problem behaviors. This variant of CBT focuses specifically on children and adolescents who have anger-related problems. The practice is rated Effective for reducing aggression and anger expression, and improving self-control, problem-solving, and social competencies. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Antisocial Behavior in Youth in Residential Treatment |
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Mental health, Treatment, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice | Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a problem-focused, therapeutic approach that attempts to help people identify and change dysfunctional beliefs, thoughts, and patterns that contribute to their problem behaviors. This variant of CBT focuses specifically on youth in residential settings. This practice is rated No Effects for reducing recidivism, at the 24-month follow-up period. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Wilderness Challenge Programs |
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Young juvenile offenders, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency, Child health and welfare, Juvenile (under 18), Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice, Schools, Mental health | Wilderness challenge programs are designed to help non-delinquent or delinquent youth who have behavioral issues build self-esteem and interpersonal skills through physical activity and social interaction. The practice is rated Promising for reducing recidivism, improving interpersonal skills, increasing self-esteem, and improving school adjustment. The practice is rated No Effects for encouraging participants’ beliefs in their ability to control the events that affect them. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Restorative Justice Programs for Juveniles |
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Restitution, Juvenile courts, Diversion, Youth/peer courts, Victims of crime, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency | Restorative justice programs aim to repair the harm to the victim, decrease recidivism, and improve perceptions of fairness and satisfaction with the process. The practice is rated Promising for reducing juveniles’ recidivism rates, increasing victims’ perceptions of fairness, and increasing juveniles’ completion of restitution and reparation. It is rated No Effects for juveniles’ recognition of wrongdoing or remorse, and satisfaction of the victim or young person committing the offense. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Juvenile Transfer to Adult Court |
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Juvenile courts, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Problem-solving courts, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile justice, Prosecution | All states have mechanisms in place (including judicial waivers, statutory exclusions, and prosecutorial direct-files) that allow for juveniles (who commit certain serious or violent offenses) to be transferred for prosecution in the adult criminal court system. The practice is rated No Effects for multiple crime/delinquency types. Youths transferred to adult court had slightly higher odds of recidivating, compared with nontransferred youth; however, this result was nonsignificant. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Juvenile Reentry Programs |
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Parole, Probation, Reentry, Comprehensive/wraparound services, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile detention | This practice consists of reintegrative programs and services designed to prepare juveniles, who were placed out of their homes, for reentry into the community. The overall goal is to reduce the recidivism rate of juveniles released from out-of-home placements. The practice is rated Promising. There was a statistically significant decrease in the recidivism rates of juveniles who participated in the reentry programs, compared with juveniles in the comparison groups. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Incarceration-based Therapeutic Communities for Juveniles |
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Substance abuse, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Corrections, Juvenile justice, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile detention, Drugs | This practice employs a comprehensive, residential drug-treatment program model for substance-abusing and addicted juveniles to foster changes in attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors related to substance use. The practice is rated No Effects for reducing recidivism after release for participants in therapeutic communities. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Treatment in Secure Corrections for Serious Juveniles Who Have Committed Serious or Multiple Offenses |
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Assault, Homicide, Kidnapping, Robbery, Mental health, Intake/assessment, Violent offenders, Treatment, Case Management, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Juvenile justice, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile detention, Courts, Drugs, Drug treatment | This practice includes interventions targeting serious (violent and chronic) juveniles sentenced to serve time in secure corrections. The overall goal is to decrease recidivism rates when juveniles are released and return to the community. The practice is rated Effective for reducing general recidivism and serious recidivism of violent and chronically offending juveniles. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Juvenile Drug Courts |
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Drug courts, Juvenile courts, Substance abuse, Diversion, Treatment, Problem-solving courts, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Juvenile justice, Juvenile delinquency, Alcohol, Legal substances | Juvenile drug courts are dockets within juvenile courts for cases involving substance abusing youth in need of specialized treatment services. The focus is on providing treatment to eligible, drug-involved juveniles with the goal of reducing recidivism and substance abuse. The practice is rated Promising in reducing recidivism rates, and No Effects for reducing drug-related offenses or drug use. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Juvenile Awareness Programs (Scared Straight) |
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Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice | Deterrence-oriented programs that involve organized visits to adult prison facilities for justice-involved and at-risk youth at-risk. The practice is rated No Effects. The evaluation found that participation in these types of programs increases the odds that youth will commit offenses in the future. Consequently, recidivism rates were, on average, higher for participants compared to juveniles who went through regular case processing. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Formal System Processing for Juveniles |
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Juvenile courts, Diversion, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency, Sanctions | The practice of using traditional juvenile justice system processing in lieu of alternative sanctions to deal with juvenile criminal cases. The practice is rated No Effects for reducing recidivism compared to the youth that were diverted from the system. Test Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Juvenile Boot Camps |
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Diversion, Access to education, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile detention, Juvenile (under 18) | Juvenile boots camps, also called shock or intensive incarceration programs, are short-term residential programs that resemble military basic training facilities and target adjudicated juveniles. The practice is rated No Effects. The likelihood of boot camp participants recidivating was roughly equal to the likelihood of comparison participants recidivating. Date Posted: |