Juvenile Detention
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Programs
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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 Ineffective. 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 Ineffective. 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 Ineffective. 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 Ineffective 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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Practices
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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 Ineffective 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 Ineffective 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 Ineffective for encouraging participants’ beliefs in their ability to control the events that affect them. 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 Ineffective 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 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 Ineffective. 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: |