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Peer reviewedSevery, Lawrence J.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1982
Recognizing that community acceptance of potential juvenile justice treatment programs often determines the success or failure of the programs, an assessment model was developed to assist in policy planning. The procedure applies the tenets and methods of subjective expectancy utility models. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Evaluation Methods, Models
Direct linkDembo, Richard; Wareham, Jennifer; Schmeidler, James – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2005
Recent Florida legislation changes have resulted in policy modifications reflecting a "get tough" approach to juvenile crime. In 2000, budget cuts by the Florida legislature eliminated one of the state's primary community service-oriented juvenile diversion programs, the Juvenile Alternative Services Program (JASP). JASP was subsequently…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Program Effectiveness, Statistical Analysis, Juvenile Justice
Dembo, Richard; Wareham, Jennifer; Schmeidler, James; Chirikos, Thomas N. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2005
Following a national trend of "getting tough" on juvenile crime, the Florida legislature eliminated one of the State's primary community service-oriented juvenile diversion programs, the Juvenile Alternative Services Program (JASP). JASP was subsequently replaced with four other diversion programs, two of which (the Walker Plan and an…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Juvenile Justice, Followup Studies, Policy Analysis
Dembo, Richard; Wareham, Jennifer; Schmeidler, James – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2005
As part of a larger study examining the impact of the "get tough" policy on juvenile crime, we studied the effects of efforts to "get tough" on juvenile participation in diversion programs in Hillsborough County, Florida. Florida legislature budget cuts in 2000 eliminated a primary community service program (JASP), replacing it…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Discriminant Analysis, Juvenile Justice, Policy Analysis
Dembo, Richard; Wareham, Jennifer; Chirikos, Thomas N.; Schmeidler, James – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2005
Following a national trend of "getting tough" on increased juvenile crime, the Florida legislature eliminated one of the primary community service-oriented juvenile diversion programs, the Juvenile Alternative Services Program (JASP). JASP was subsequently replaced with four other diversion programs, two of which (the Walker Plan and an…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Economic Impact, Program Effectiveness, Juvenile Justice
