@article{ref1,
title="Rebalancing Response to School-Based Offenses: A Civil Citation Program",
journal="Youth violence and juvenile justice",
year="2010",
author="Sullivan, Christopher J. and Dollard, Norín and Sellers, B. and Mayo, J.",
volume="8",
number="4",
pages="279-294",
abstract="In recent years, zero-tolerance policies have been implemented in an attempt to reduce violent and/or drug-related activities in schools. These policies are sometimes expanded to include less serious crimes, which raises a number of questions regarding juvenile justice (JJ) system response and processing. This article discusses the need, implementation, and some preliminary program outcomes related to a civil citation (CC) process undertaken to provide an alternative to school-based justice referrals. Aggregate trends were reviewed based on internal program data as well as publicly available information. Follow-up data on CC youth were obtained and a matched sample of youth not engaged in the CC process was created using a state-level administrative data set to provide a preliminary assessment of outcomes. Key informant interviews examined program development and implementation. Results of this preliminary evaluation are considered in the larger context of youth diversion and school-based practices for dealing with youth misconduct.<p />",
language="",
issn="1541-2040",
doi="10.1177/1541204009358656",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1541204009358656"
}