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2010
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Project POOCH
Project POOCH (Lake Oswego, OR).
Information about and from Project POOCH can be found on this website. Project POOCH (Positive Opportunities, Obvious Change with Hounds) is a program began in 1993 at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, Oregon that has incarcerated youth care and trained shelter dogs for adoption. Points of entry include: about POOCH; adopt a dog; adopted dogs; POOCH youth; how to help; supporters; volunteer form; POOCH News; News—Back Issues; POOCH FAQ; links; POOCH on YouTube; POOCH on AM-No... Read More
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3 p.
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2009
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Intensive Community Based Programs for Juvenile Offenders: A Report on the Implementation of Pilot Programs Established Under SB 103, FY 2008
Texas Juvenile Probation Commission (Austin, TX).
Information about the implementation of intensive community based programs for juvenile offenders is provided. This report contains these sections: legislation; summary; pilot program descriptions for eight counties; and going forward. Cost per juvenile for these pilot programs is $1,750 compared to $100,000 per juvenile for commitment to the Texas Youth Commission.... Read More
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6 p.
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2009
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Evaluation of the YouthBuild Youth Offender Grants
By Abrazaldo, Wally; Adefuin, Jo-Ann; Henderson-Frakes, Jennifer; Lea, Charles; Leufgen, Jill; Lewis-Charp, Heather; Soukamneuth, Sukey; Wiegand, Andrew.
U.S. Dept. of Labor. Employment and Training Administration. Office of Policy Development and Research (Washington, DC).
Social Policy Research Associates (Oakland, CA).
"This report summarizes findings from an implementation and outcomes evaluation of the YouthBuild Youth Offender grants" (p. ES-1). Twelve sections follow an executive summary: introduction; overview of YouthBuild grantees; recruitment, assessment, and enrollment; educational services; vocational training services; case management, retention, and follow-up services; youth leadership and community service; characteristics of and external factors affecting case study youth; case study outcomes --... Read More
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252 p.
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2009
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In Search of Evidence-Based Practice in Juvenile Corrections: An Evaluation of Florida’s Avon Park Youth Academy and STREET Smart Program
U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Washington, DC); U.S. Dept. of Labor. Employment and Training Administration (Washington, DC).
National Council on Crime and Delinquency. Children's Research Center (Madison, WI).
Results from an evaluation of the APYA (Avon Park Youth Academy) Secure Care Program, involving vocational and educational interventions, combined with the SS (STREET Smart) aftercare reentry program are presented. Sections following an executive summary include: introduction; experimental program description; experimental group profiles; control group programs; comparative costs of experimental and control group programs; design of program evaluation; post-release subject interview findings; ed... Read More
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241 p.
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2008
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Effects of Correctional Boot Camps on Offending
By Wilson, David B.; MacKenzie, Doris L.; Mitchell, Fawn Ngo.
Jerry Lee Foundation (Philadelphia, PA).
Campbell Collaboration. Crime and Justice Group (N.P.).
The impact of boot camp programs (also called shock or intensive incarceration) on the criminal behavior of participating juvenile and adult offenders is investigated. Sections comprising this report include: abstract; background; objectives; methods; description of eligible studies; findings according to overall mean effects and analysis of moderator effects (e.g., method, offender, and boot camp program characteristics); and conclusion. "Correctional boot camps are neither as good as the advo... Read More
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42 p.
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2008
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Child Welfare & Juvenile Justice Systems Integration Initiative: A Promising Progress Report
By Tuell, John A..
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago, IL).
Child Welfare League of America. Juvenile Justice Division (Washington, DC).
Efforts by CWLA (Child Welfare League of America) partnerships to address the critical need to coordinate and integrate child welfare and juvenile justice systems are reviewed. This report has these sections: introduction; federal law bolsters the focus; framework for systems coordination and integration; publications, tools, and resources; jurisdictional examples -- King County (WA), Los Angeles County (CA), South Dakota, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Arizona, and Colorado; and conclusion.... Read More
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15 p.
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2008
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Costs and Benefits of a Targeted Intervention Program for Youthful Offenders: The YouthBuild USA Offender Project
By Cohen, Mark A.; Piquero, Alex R..
YouthBuild USA (Somerville, MA); Skoll Foundation (Palo Alto, CA).
"This study analyzes the costs and benefits of the YouthBuild USA Offender Project - a targeted intervention focusing on 16 to 24 year old criminal offenders" (p. 3). Sections of this report are: abstract; executive summary; introduction; background; the YouthBuild USA Offender Project; Participants' demographics; outcome measures; comparison of YouthBuild offender sample to similar youth; potential costs and benefits of YouthBuild Offender Project; how YouthBuild Offender Project students comp... Read More
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61 p.
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2008
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"Someone Who's Been There But Isn't Too Far Away": Findings from a Study of the Mentoring Component of a Young Adult Reentry Program
By NaPier, Emily; Wolf, Elaine.
Center for Community Alternatives. Justice Strategies (Syracuse, NY).
The impact adult mentors have on community reintegration by young adults involved in the Self-Development Reentry Program is examined. Sections of this report include: introduction -- program description and mentoring component description; approach; findings according to mentor recruitment, matching and connections, training and program support, and meanings that mentors and mentees attach to the mentoring relationship; and discussion. "Our findings suggest that , with proper programmatic supp... Read More
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6 p.
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2005
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Critical Elements of Re-Entry/Continuing Care Systems [Participant's Manual]
National Institute of Corrections Academy (Longmont, CO); U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Washington, DC).
"Using a three-phase process [during this 36-hour course] to plan, create, and evaluate reentry/continuing care systems, participant teams plan ways to help juvenile offenders from their jurisdictions successfully transition from institutional settings back into the community." Sections of this manual include: jurisdictional team action planning -- building your new reentry/continuing care reality; visualizing juvenile success in your reentry/continuing care jurisdiction; what are you currently... Read More
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126 p.
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2004
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Building Leadership Development Systems in Juvenile Justice Agencies [Participant's Manual]
National Institute of Corrections Academy (Longmont, CO); U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Washington, DC).
The development and implementation of an in-house leadership and management development system (within existing agency parameters) are discussed during this 30-hour course. Sections of this manual include: training program introduction; setting a context and identifying trends; trainer and training function self-assessment; strategies for getting management buy-in; establishing a design team and advisory board; identifying candidates for your program; competency development and assessment of ma... Read More
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124 p.
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2001
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Critical Elements of Successful Aftercare Services
National Institute of Corrections Academy (Longmont, CO); U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Washington, DC).
Including preliminary information from the Intensive Aftercare Program Model (IAP) Project, this 30-hour course examines the planning and implementation of an aftercare and transition component in juvenile justice systems. Information is provided about: visualizing successful aftercare; the state of the States -- inventing successful aftercare; the challenge of successful aftercare; the theoretical framework of intensive aftercare; the six stages of successful aftercare; the six stages in pract... Read More
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ca. 175 p.
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1999
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Washington State's Corrections Clearinghouse: A Comprehensive Approach to Offender Employment
By Finn, Peter.
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC); U.S. Dept. of Education. Office of Correctional Ed.
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
The Corrections Clearinghouse (CCH) provides a wide range of services to prison inmates. Direct services include vocational assessments, job preparation training, and employment assistance. CCH also provides brokering and coordination services. While CCH's mission includes the provision of services to prisons, it also works with juvenile facilities and promotes jail employment skills training. Eighty percent of CCH enrollees completed programs. Of Ex-Offender Work Orientation (Ex-O) Program pa... Read More
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20 p.
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1996
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The National GAINS Center for People with Co-Occurring Disorders in the Justice System: Brochures
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC); U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (Washington, DC); U..
National GAINS Center (Delmar, NY); Policy Research, Inc. (Delmar, NY).
Five brochures are included in this document, with titles as follows: Jail Diversion/Creating Alternatives for Persons with Mental Illnesses; Addressing the Specific Needs of Women with Co-Occurring Disorders in the Criminal Justice System; Treatment of People with Co-Occurring Disorders in the Criminal Justice System; The National GAINS Center for People with Co-Occurring Disorders in the Justice System; and Screening and Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders in the Justice System.... Read More
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10 p.
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