Evaluating Criminal Justice Programs Designed to Reduce Crime by Targeting Repeat Gang Offenders.

Kent, Douglas R.; Donaldson, Stewart I.; Wyrick, Phelan A.; Smith, Peggy J.

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ERIC Number: EJ605940

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000-Feb

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Evaluating Criminal Justice Programs Designed to Reduce Crime by Targeting Repeat Gang Offenders.

Kent, Douglas R.; Donaldson, Stewart I.; Wyrick, Phelan A.; Smith, Peggy J.

Evaluation and Program Planning, v23 n1 p115-24 Feb 2000

Used a theory-driven approach to evaluate a gang crime reduction program over 7 years. Data for 237 repeat juvenile offenders admitted to the program indicate a strong relationship between incarceration and gang crime trends and an overall reduction of 47% in gang crime. Discusses implications of the approach for program evaluation. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Crime Prevention, Juvenile Gangs, Juvenile Justice, Longitudinal Studies, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Version of a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association (November, 1995).