RT Article
T1 Implementation outcomes of the Philadelphia Police School Diversion Program: A school-based alternative-to-arrest initiative
JF Journal of crime and justice
VO 48
IS 1
SP 73
OP 95
A1 NeMoyer, Amanda
A2 Pollard, Angela
A2 Le, TuQuynh
A2 Kreimer, Rena
A2 Lattanzio, Matthew
A2 Goldstein, Naomi E.S.
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1915603714
AB Evaluations of juvenile and criminal legal system programs typically focus on outcomes related to program impacts, or effectiveness. However, implementation outcomes – which relate to the processes underlying program execution – are equally as critical to determining program success. Adding to the burgeoning interest in applying implementation science principles to legal system interventions, the current study examined implementation outcomes of the Philadelphia Police School Diversion Program – a school-based, alternative-to-arrest program that has already demonstrated promising effectiveness outcomes. Through qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with 11 school and police stakeholders and quantitative analysis of police data for 2,047 school-based arrests in Philadelphia that occurred during the first five years of program operation, we explored outcomes related to Diversion Program adoption, appropriateness, acceptability, fidelity, penetration/reach, and sustainability, as well as stakeholder thoughts about program expansion and replication. Results revealed several important components of program implementation that contributed to its widespread adoption and sustained operations.
K1 implementation outcomes
K1 School policing
K1 Diversion
K1 juvenile justice
DO 10.1080/0735648X.2024.2355241