TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1976//
TI  - Evaluating the Impact of Juvenile Diversion Programs
JO  - Crime and delinquency
A1  - Gibbons, D. C.
A1  - Blake, G. F.
SP  - 411
EP  - 420
VL  - 22
IS  - 4
N2  - One of the major current fads in criminal and juvenile justice programing is diversion of offenders. At the same time, little hard evidence exists in support of diversion policies. Nine studies of the outcomes of specific juvenile diversion programs are reviewed in this paper, along with an investigation of the impact of diversion programs upon the juvenile justice system in Los Angeles County. Most of these evaluation studies were flawed by small sample numbers and other methodological defects. As a result, it cannot yet be said that diversion arguments and proposals are buttressed by firm research support.     <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0011-1287
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/001112877602200402
ID  - ref1
ER  -