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Mincey, Barrett; Maldonado, Nancy – Online Submission, 2011
Criminologists, lawmakers, policymakers, educators, and others discuss juvenile delinquency and recidivism and note the relationship to adult offending and cost factors. Poverty, peer relations, family life, and school are risk factors that have been linked to define the problem of juvenile crime. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Sanctions, Delinquency, Residential Programs
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Unruh, Deanne; Povenmire-Kirk, Tiana; Yamamoto, Scott – Journal of Correctional Education, 2009
Adolescents involved in the juvenile justice system face multiple challenges on their pathway to adulthood. These adolescents not only have an increased risk of committing future crimes and are further at risk of not becoming healthy, productive adults. The purpose of this study was to examine the risk and protective factors and associations…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Predictor Variables, Delinquent Rehabilitation
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Hagner, David; Malloy, JoAnne M.; Mazzone, Melanie W.; Cormier, Gail M. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2008
Transition-age students with disabilities under the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system face serious transition and rehabilitation challenges as they reenter the community from youth detention. This article presents the initial outcomes of a demonstration project utilizing the Rehabilitation, Empowerment, Natural supports, Education and…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Juvenile Justice, Delinquent Rehabilitation
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Dembo, Richard; Wareham, Jennifer; Poythress, Norman G.; Cook, Brittany; Schmeidler, James – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2006
We report the impact of case management services and youth psychopathy on Juvenile Diversion program completion for youths involved in a clinical trial, and evaluation of an innovative intervention service providing 16 weeks of intensive case management services to youths and their families. The present study examines baseline interview data for…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Arbitration, Caseworker Approach
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Dembo, Richard; Wareham, Jennifer; Poythress, Norman G.; Cook, Brittany; Schmeidler, James – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2006
We report the impact of case management services and youth psychopathic features on twelve-month recidivism rates for youths involved in a Center for Substance Abuse Treatment funded clinical trial conducted in a juvenile diversion program. The project is evaluating an innovative intervention service providing 16 weeks of intensive case management…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Substance Abuse, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
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Dembo, Richard; Wareham, Jennifer; Poythress, Norman G.; Cook, Brittany; Schmeidler, James – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2006
We report the impact of case management services on drug use and self-reported delinquency for youths involved in a clinical trial of the Juvenile Arbitration program. The project evaluated an innovative intervention service providing 16 weeks of intensive case management services to youths and their families. The present study examines interview…
Descriptors: Intervention, Adolescents, Program Effectiveness, Followup Studies