Juvenile Justice Practices Series -- Aftercare Services


J. Robert Flores, Administrator	September 2003 Juvenile Justice Practices Series

Aftercare Services

Steve V. Gies

Introduction

The Need for Aftercare

The Research

Aftercare and System Change

Promising Aftercare Programs

Comparison of Six Promising Aftercare Programs

Summary

Resource Organizations

Assessment Instruments

References

Recommended Reading

End Notes

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This Bulletin was prepared under grant number OJPB2000B298BBF from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice.

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office for Victims of Crime.

Acknowledgments

This Bulletin was prepared by Steve V. Gies, Ph.D., Research Associate with Development Services Group, Inc., in Bethesda, MD.