Advancing Evidence-Based Practices for Juvenile Justice Reform Through Community Development.

Autor: Phillippi, Stephen W., Cocozza, Joseph, DePrato, Debra K.
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Zdroj: Journal of Community Practice; Oct-Dec2013, Vol. 21 Issue 4, p434-450, 17p
Abstrakt: There is a general agreement in the literature concerning what works and what does not work in reducing delinquent behavior with juvenile offenders in communities; however, this knowledge has had limited penetration into general public, political, and policymaking venues, as it is reported that less than 10% of juvenile offenders are afforded evidence-based community services. This article describes how Louisiana, through a combination of state, local, university, and national partnerships, adopted a community development model that has led to a 27% increase in juvenile-justice-involved youth having access to evidence-based services while the state witnessed a simultaneous 46% drop in juvenile arrests between 2006 and 2010. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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