This paper will discuss recidivism among juveniles, primarily aged 12-18 years old, and evaluate which methods best prevent recidivism.
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- This pilot study compared the recidivism risks of older, high-risk juvenile probationers exposed or unexposed to an experimental case-management intervention to further the development of a supportive community intervention.
- "The First Step Act underscores the significance of Bureau of Prisons (BOP) programming as a strategy to reduce recidivism, offering sentence-reduction incentives for eligible inmates participating in evidence-based recidivism reduction programs. This memorandum reviews existing research on the effects of prison programming at federal, state, and local levels to evaluate its evidence-based status. Three review strategies can establish evidentiary criteria for determining 'what works' in prison programming (Byrne and Luigio, 2009).
Little is known about youth who were previously placed in a detention facility and what factors predict a subsequent recidivism to placement.
This brief, from the CSG Justice Center, is designed to help state and local officials better support young adults in the justice system.
- This resource presents a concrete list of dos and don’ts that policymakers and justice system leaders can use to guide policy and practice changes focused on young adults in the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems.
This report presents findings from a project in which researchers examined six mentoring programs in Ohio to better understand their impact on recidivism.