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4 results foundAuthor: Gewirtz, Marian Title: Juvenile Offenders with Weapon Charges Summary: This report explores the role weapons play in the picture of juvenile offenders processed in the adult courts in New York City. In accordance with New York State's Juvenile Offender Law, cases for 14- and 15-year old youths charged with selected serious felony offenses, and 13-year olds charged with second degree murder, are brought directly to the adult rather than the juvenile court for prosecution. This study compares juveniles with gun charges to those with other weapon charges and to those without weapon charges. The research addresses how these charges affect rates of re-arrest and length of time to first re-arrest and to the first violence re-arrest. Details: New York: New York City Criminal Justice Agency, Inc., 2008. 47p. Source: Year: 2008 Country: United States URL: Shelf Number: 113049 Keywords: GunsJuvenile Offenders (New York City)Recidivism, Juvenile OffendersViolent CrimeWeapons |
Author: Machin, Juliette R. Title: Anne Arundel County Juvenile Treatment Court Outcome and Cost Evaluation Summary: Anne Arundel County Juvenile Treatment Court (JTC) was formed in 2003 after a pilot period in 2002. The program admitted its first participant in October 2003 and as of February 2009 has served 185 participants. The JTC program has three phases that can be completed by participants in a period as short as 10 months. For the 154 treatment court participants included in this study who had since exited the program, either successfully or unsuccessfully, the average number of days in the program was 316 (approximately 10 months). Graduates spent an average of 317 days in the program, whereas non-graduates spent an average of 314 days in the program. Throughout the program, participants attend treatment court hearings evaluating their progress (with a parent/guardian) and group and individual counseling sessions. The program requires that the youth submit to drug testing, attend school or another educational or occupational activity, and complete community service hours. The JTC uses incentives and sanctions to encourage positive behaviors. Youth must have been abstinent for a minimum of 60 consecutive days and complete all program requirements to graduate. Three key policy questions of interest to program practitioners, researchers, and policymakers about treatment courts were addressed in this study: 1) Does the JTC reduce substance abuse among program participants?; 2) Does the JTC program reduce recidivism in the juvenile justice system?; and 3) Does the JTC result in savings of taxpayer dollars? Details: Portland, OR: NPC Research, 2010. 51p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 19, 2010 at: http://www.npcresearch.com/Files/MD%20Outcome%20Cost/AA_Co_Juv_DC_outcome-cost_0110.pdf Year: 2010 Country: United States URL: http://www.npcresearch.com/Files/MD%20Outcome%20Cost/AA_Co_Juv_DC_outcome-cost_0110.pdf Shelf Number: 119639 Keywords: Drug Abuse and AddictionDrug Offenders, JuvenilesDrug Treatment Courts, Juvenile OffendersDrug Treatment, JuvenilesRecidivism, Juvenile Offenders |
Author: Hill, Patrick L. Title: Decreasing Delinquency, Criminal Behavior, and Recidivism by Interventing on Psychological Factors other than Cognitive Ability: A Review of the Intervention Literature Summary: Research on the causes of delinquency has a long research history, often with an undue focus on how cognitive ability serves as the main predictor of delinquent activity. The current review examines interventions that focus on psychological factors other than cognitive ability, and discusses how several of these programs have demonstrated efficacy in reducing delinquent behavior. Our review uncovers certain themes shared by a number of effective interventions. First, these interventions tend to emphasize rigorous and consistent implementation. Second, effective interventions often incorporate the family environment. Third, several effective interventions have focused on promoting adaptive social skills. In conclusion, our review discusses the possibility that these interventions have proven efficacious in part because they promote adaptive personality trait development. Details: Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2011. 82p. Source: Internet Resource: NBER Working Paper Series, Working Paper 16698: Accessed February 3, 2011 at: http://www.nber.org/papers/w16698.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United States URL: http://www.nber.org/papers/w16698.pdf Shelf Number: 120685 Keywords: Criminal Behavior (Juveniles)Criminal PsychologyIntervention ProgramsJuvenile DelinquencyRecidivism, Juvenile Offenders |
Author: Culhane, Dennis P. Title: Young Adult Outcomes Of Youth Exiting Dependent Or Delinquent Care In Los Angeles County Summary: This report investigates the young adult outcomes of youth who age-out of or otherwise exit Los Angeles County’s child welfare supervised foster care system and/or juvenile probation system. Two cohorts of young adults from both systems were selected for analysis. Within the two cohorts, this study focuses on three groups of youth exiters: (i) The child welfare (CW) group is comprised of youth who exited from a child welfare out-of-home placement between the ages of 16 and 21; (ii) the juvenile probation (JP) group is made up of youth who exited from any type of juvenile probation supervision between the ages of 16 and 21; and (iii) the crossover group is comprised of all youth who exited an out-of-home child welfare placement between the ages of 16 and 21 and who also had a record of involvement with the juvenile probation system. The adult outcomes of youth in each of these three groups are analyzed by linking their administrative records from Los Angeles County’s Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and/or Probation Department with administrative databases from seven County departments providing an array of public services to residents of Los Angeles County, as well as from two California statewide agencies. In performing this investigation, this study features several novel approaches toward examining the adult outcomes of youth aging-out of the child welfare system. While several studies have examined the adult outcomes of this population, there has been no such study looking specifically at adult outcomes among the sub-group of “crossover” youth who are involved in both child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and who may be at a particularly high risk for poor outcomes in adulthood. Despite the concern that has been raised about adult outcomes in this population, no prior studies have looked at adult outcomes of crossover youth, nor among the more general group of children who exit the juvenile justice system as adults. Along with providing findings on the adult outcomes of these latter two groups, this study also provides a basis for outcome comparisons across the three groups among these outcomes. Here, we can assess the assertion that crossover youth represent a group that stands out among their peers who are only involved with either the child welfare or juvenile justice systems, as a particularly at-risk population for undesirable outcomes in adulthood. Additionally, this study looks at outcomes across a variety of public programs and thus offers an opportunity to better understand the relationship and dynamics between a number of adult domains including the educational, occupational, health, mental health, criminal justice and public welfare systems. Details: Report Supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundations, 2011. 125p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed November 30, 2011 at: http://www.hiltonfoundation.org/images/stories/Downloads/media_resources/Young_Adult_Outcomes_of_Youth_Exiting_Dependent_or_Delinquent_Care_in_LA_County_Report.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United States URL: http://www.hiltonfoundation.org/images/stories/Downloads/media_resources/Young_Adult_Outcomes_of_Youth_Exiting_Dependent_or_Delinquent_Care_in_LA_County_Report.pdf Shelf Number: 123491 Keywords: Child WelfareCrossover YouthJuvenile Offenders (California)Juvenile ProbationRecidivism, Juvenile OffendersYoung Adult Offenders |