• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2005-11-04T00:00:00

The objective of this data collection was to provide a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of treatment offered at the Barrett Juvenile Correctional Center, a substance abuse...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2006-03-30T00:00:00

Boot camps, a popular alternative to standard correctional facilities, are characterized by a strong emphasis on military structure, drill, and discipline and by an abbreviated period of ...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2016-04-28T15:58:09

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 1999-03-18T00:00:00

This longitudinal study of juvenile offenders traces the criminal histories of a sample of juveniles, including those who were "dropouts" (juvenile offenders who did not go on to become...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2006-03-30T00:00:00

This study was an evaluation of changes initiated by the State of Utah to reduce youth crime: a program of early intervention comprised of Juvenile Sentencing Guidelines and a new...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2021-03-25T17:00:11

A major goal of juvenile justice reform is to reduce reoffending and recidivism among juvenile offenders. Advocates of trauma informed practices assert that disproportionately high rates of...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2014-12-19T16:21:02

This study examined the laws, policies, and practices related to juvenile DNA collection, as well as their implications for the juvenile and criminal justice systems. DNA evidence proved...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2005-11-04T00:00:00

A different model of justice is assumed to be reflected in the prosecution of adolescents in juvenile jurisdictions compared to criminal jurisdictions, with a juvenile justice model in the...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2002-02-15T00:00:00

This study addressed the question of whether alternative correctional programs were more effective than traditional training schools in reducing recidivism among juvenile offenders....

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2011-01-21T15:25:11

Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention The Census of Public and Private Juvenile Detention, Correctional, and Shelter Facilities...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2008-04-04T09:17:04

Beginning in the mid-1980s, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) funded the creation of Habitual Offender Units (HOUs) in 13 cities. HOUs were created to...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2005-11-04T00:00:00

This study was designed to assess the needs and characteristics of the female juvenile offender population in California and to evaluate the existing program structure. The main focus was to...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2021-07-29T12:06:55

Investigator(s): Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention The Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (CJRP) was administered for the first time in 1997 by the United...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2013-05-17T11:03:10

This study tested the effectiveness of two court-based intervention programs in California (Santa Clara County, San Francisco County) that addressed juvenile domestic and family violence. The...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2005-11-14T00:00:00

This study was conducted between December 2003 and January 2005, to determine if the curfew check program in St. Louis, Missouri, known as Nightwatch, was meeting its stated goals of...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2006-09-21T00:00:00

This study was conducted between April 15, 2000 and November 15, 2002 to evaluate the effects of the Juvenile Break the Cycle program (JBTC) in Lane County, Oregon on the interim and ...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2014-07-24T10:22:24

The Pathways to Desistance study was a multi-site study that followed 1,354 serious juvenile offenders from adolescence to young adulthood in two locales between the years 2000 and 2010. Enrolled...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2013-03-08T18:31:25

Investigator(s): Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention The Matched Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (CJRP)/Juvenile Residential Facility Census (JRFC)...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2017-12-14T12:21:29

The Pathways to Desistance study is a multi-site, longitudinal study of serious adolescent offenders as they transition from adolescence into early adulthood. Between November, 2000 and...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2012-08-22T09:05:53

This study was an evaluation of the Los Angeles County Drug Treatment Boot Camp (DTBC). This site was selected because it was one of the earliest boot camps in the nation designed specifically...

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