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We are more than 25 years, hundreds of studies, and dozens of metaanalyses removed from Robert Martinson’s (1974) infamous “Nothing Works!” attempt to debunk the notion of treatment and rehabilitation— and we still seem to have our doubts. During this time the research literature on juvenile delinquency intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation has burgeoned. It reveals compelling evidence to support the assertion that we can and do challenge delinquency through an array of successful delinquency intervention strategies. We know a great deal about the types of programs that work, the conditions under which such programs work best, and the types of juveniles with whom their impact is optimal. However, we also know that successful implementation of these programs is dependent on several factors. Palmer (1991, 1994, 1995) has long argued that the potential success of delinquency treatment is maximized when the decision maker has access to risk and needs information about the juvenile client and the ability to match this with information on the specific services provided by juvenile programs. Andrews (2001) has extended Palmer’s work through the concept of risk–need–responsivity—arguing that programs should prioritize treatment to medium/high-risk juveniles and ensure that specific criminogenic needs are being targeted. |
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