Service providers’ perspective on gender and cultural practices in juvenile diversion programs

Understanding service providers’ preferences and practices in diversion settings is an essential step for policy recommendations. This qualitative grounded theory study evaluated 21 service providers opinions about the impact of gender and culture at seven alternative-to-incarceration agencies for j...

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Authors: Betances, Stephany (Author) ; Weiss, Rebecca A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Journal of ethnicity in criminal justice
Year: 2025, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 22-45
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
culturally informed practices
alternative-to-incarceration
Juvenile Justice
Service providers
Grounded Theory
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Summary:Understanding service providers’ preferences and practices in diversion settings is an essential step for policy recommendations. This qualitative grounded theory study evaluated 21 service providers opinions about the impact of gender and culture at seven alternative-to-incarceration agencies for juveniles in New York City. Providers expressed less negativity toward working with girls than indicated in prior studies and favored gender, ethnic, and racial matches between service providers and juveniles, although such matches reduced identity discussions. While this study highlights a need for gender- and culturally informed training, further research should assess whether such frameworks improve program outcomes and reduce juvenile recidivism.
ISSN:1537-7946
DOI:10.1080/15377938.2024.2443509