Evaluating an Experimental Intensive Juvenile Probation Program: Supervision and Official Outcomes

In 1996, California provided funding to 14 county probation agencies to implement multiagency, comprehensive services to keep troubled youths from recommitting crime and progressing farther into the justice system. We report results ofa randomized experiment used to evaluate Ventura County's 4-...

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Contributors: Lane, Jodi 1967- (Other) ; Turner, Susan 1954- (Other) ; Fain, Terry (Other) ; Sehgal, Amber (Other)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:Undetermined language
Published: 2005
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2005, Volume: 51, Issue: 1, Pages: 26-52
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Keywords:
Jugendstrafe
Bewährung
Rückfälligkeit
Restorative Justice
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Summary:In 1996, California provided funding to 14 county probation agencies to implement multiagency, comprehensive services to keep troubled youths from recommitting crime and progressing farther into the justice system. We report results ofa randomized experiment used to evaluate Ventura County's 4-year demonstration project called the South Oxnard Challenge Project (SOCP). We followed youths for more than 2 years after random assignment to SOC'P or routine probation. We found no significant differences between SOCP and routine juvenile probationers on recidivism or other official-record outcomes. Although most youths were rearrested, most did not receive a sustained petition or incarceration. The modest additional services did not affect outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Physical Description:Online-Ressource
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/0011128704264943