RT Article
T1 Learning more from evaluation of justice interventions: further consideration of theoretical mechanisms in juvenile drug courts
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 63
IS 9
SP 1091
OP 1115
A1 Long, Joshua
A1 Sullivan, Christopher J.
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1577537807
AB It is essential to learn as much as possible from justice interventions—even those that do not appear to be successful. Data came from a sample of youths participating in drug courts in nine sites across the United States and a comparison group of probationers (N = 1,372). Measures were drawn from case records. Path models with direct and indirect effects were analyzed. Aspects of the juvenile drug court process appear to heighten the likelihood of youth failure in the program and recidivism. The ratio of incentives to sanctions was protective as drug court youth who experienced more of the former had a reduced likelihood of recidivism. The article concludes that it is important to examine mechanisms that impact the success of justice interventions.
K1 Program evaluation
K1 Mediation analysis
K1 Juvenile drug courts
K1 Delinquency
K1 Studie
DO 10.1177/0011128716629757