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Getting Juvenile Justice Right in New York: Proven Interventions Will Cut Crime and Save Money 2
Publication year:
2007
| Cataloged on:
Nov. 23, 2007
ANNOTATION: Scientifically-tested approaches for reducing the amount of juvenile delinquency are explained. Topics discussed after an executive summary include: the problem; what works with the highest-risk offenders while in custody and when returning home; what works with medium-risk delinquents who need out-of-home placements or can receive interventions instead of custody; substance abusing teens; many other youth do not need juvenile justice programs; reducing pretrial detention saves money; measuring repeat offending and using it to guide decisions; cutting crime saves money; and next steps in New York.