Evidence-based practice in juvenile justice : progress, challenges, and opportunities / Peter Greenwood.
Over the past 15 years, evidence-based practice in juvenile justice has moved from a concept to a full blown practice in a number of states. They have used research based principles and programs to: - completely reorganize their system for treating juveniles -reduce crime and recidivism -and saved m...
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[2014]
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Overview of the evidence
- 3. State progress implementing evidence-based programs
- 4. Connecticut and Hawaii : early starters with quite different results
- 5. Maine and New Mexico : small centralized systems are easier to change
- 6. Louisiana : a model for change
- 7. Pennsylvania, Washington, Florida and California : helping or letting it happen
- 8. Lessons for potential champions in other states.