Citation

Lane J, Turner S, Fain T, Sehgal A. Crime Delinq. 2005; 51(1): 26-52.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

In 1996, California provided funding to 14 county probation agencies to implement multiagency, comprehensive services to keep troubled youths from recommitting crime and progressing farther into the justice system. We report results of a randomized experiment used to evaluate Ventura County's 4-year demonstration project called the South Oxnard Challenge Project (SOCP). We followed youths for more than 2 years after random assignment to SOCP or routine probation. We found no significant differences between SOCP and routine juvenile probationers on recidivism or other official-record outcomes. Although most youths were rearrested, most did not receive a sustained petition or incarceration. The modest additional services did not affect outcomes. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Crime and Delinquency, 2005. Copyright © 2005 by SAGE Publications)

California
Probation
Intensive Supervision
Juvenile Crime
Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile Court
Juvenile Justice System
Justice System Intervention
Crime Intervention
Delinquency Intervention
Intervention Program
Justice System Prevention
Justice System Program
Offender Recidivism
Recidivism Prevention
Program Effectiveness
Program Evaluation
03-05