A quasi-experimental evaluation of a juvenile justice reinvestment initiative

Labrecque, Ryan M.; Schweitzer, Myrinda; Mattick, Kelsey L.

doi:10.1080/0735648x.2016.1194222

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“…Although jurisdictions across the United States are reforming their juvenile justice systems to become more developmentally appropriate (Esthappan, Lacoe, Zweig, & Young, 2020; Miller & Palmer, 2020; Schwartz, 2018) particularly in light of the fact that juvenile justice system programs and procedures are enormously expensive (Labrecque, Schweitzer, & Mattick, 2018; Petteruti, Walsh, Velazquez, & Walsh, 2009; Steinberg, 2017), there is still much work to do. Findings from the multisite and multiyear Crossroads study are important for guiding decisions surrounding future policies and practices.…”

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Crossroads in juvenile justice: The impact of initial processing decision on youth 5 years after first arrest

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The current study advances past research by studying the impact of juvenile justice decision making with a geographically and ethnically diverse sample (N = 1,216) of adolescent boys (ages 13–17 years) for the 5 years following their first arrest. Importantly, all youth in the study were arrested for an eligible offense of moderate severity (e.g., assault, theft) to evaluate whether the initial decision to formally (i.e., sentenced before a judge) or informally (i.e., diverted to community service) process the youth led to differences in outcomes. The current study also advanced past research by using a statistical approach that controlled for a host of potential preexisting vulnerabilities that could influence both the processing decision and the youth's outcomes. Our findings indicated that youth who were formally processed during adolescence were more likely to be re-arrested, more likely to be incarcerated, engaged in more violence, reported a greater affiliation with delinquent peers, reported lower school enrollment, were less likely to graduate high school within 5 years, reported less ability to suppress aggression, and had lower perceptions of opportunities than informally processed youth. Importantly, these findings were not moderated by the age of the youth at his first arrest or his race and ethnicity. These results have important implications for juvenile justice policy by indicating that formally processing youth not only is costly, but it can reduce public safety and reduce the adolescent's later potential contributions to society.

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Crossroads in juvenile justice: The impact of initial processing decision on youth 5 years after first arrest

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“…The significance of Latessa's research cannot be overstated, as the affirmation of RECLAIM as a cost-effective methodology led to its expansion through Targeted RECLAIM and subsequent permutations of the program (Labrecque et al, 2016). Targeted RECLAIM identified the six counties that were still committing youth to ODYS at the highest rates and further incentivized the use of RECLAIM programs.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This contributed to the further reduction of youth commitments to ODYS facilities, while still maintaining reductions in recidivism. Reductions in admissions to ODYS facilities decreased from 1,578 in 2009 to 522 in 2013, with findings in two outcome evaluations concluding that Targeted RECLAIM was more effective in reducing recidivism than being placed in DYS custody (Labrecque et al, 2016). Even when controlling for gender, race, and risk, "youth sent to DYS custody were almost two times more likely to be incarcerated during the follow-up compared to those similarly matched youth who participated in the Targeted RECLAIM program" (Labrecque et al, 2016, p. 9).…”

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confidence: 99%

Moving Beyond the Ivory Tower

Bilchik

Humowitz

2021

Victims & Offenders

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There has been a significant focus over the past two decades on how to best convert research in the field of juvenile justice into effective policy and practice. The growing body of knowledge about evidencebased policies and practices has been accompanied by the need to better understand how to implement them with fidelity, with the ultimate goal of achieving improved outcomes for juvenile justice system-involved youth. Ed Latessa at the University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute (UCCI) has established himself as not only a preeminent researcher, but also as a leader in the corrections field committed to partnering with policymakers and practitioners in an effort to move beyond the ivory tower of academia and connect his research in a meaningful way to the juvenile justice field. This essay provides a brief description of some of the most significant areas of Latessa's research related to juvenile justice, providing jurisdictional examples of how he engaged policymakers and practitioners across the country to convert that research into real-world applications. It also describes how, under Latessa's leadership, UCCI has become a leader in supporting the effort to close the gap between what we know and what we do in implementing evidence-based practices in the field.

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