Evidence-Based Practices Reduce Juvenile Recidivism: Can State Government Effectively Promote Implementation Among Probation Departments?
Summary of "Evidence-Based Practices Reduce Juvenile Recidivism: Can State Government Effectively Promote Implementation Among Probation Departments?"
California places tens of thousands of juveniles into its 58 county-based justice systems every year. The offenders do not generally experience reduced rates of recidivism. Evidence-based practices can reliably and significantly reduce these rates. Probation departments have infrequently chosen to implement these practices, in large part because of the training, data collection, and organizational change required. Current state law does not effectively mandate these practices and more importantly fails to recognize and fund the substantial and ongoing training and technical assistance that would be required to implement these practices. State government could best promote evidence-based practices by working collegially with probation departments to obtain and distribute private and public funding to support effective implementation.
Affiliation
Governor's Office of Gang and Youth Violence Policy, 770 L Street, Ste. 1400, Sacramento, CA, 95814, USA, SeaveP@saccourt.ca.gov.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: American journal of community psychology
ISSN: 1573-2770
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21264682
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10464-010-9416-8
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Empirical Research
The study, based on direct observation, use of statistical records, interviews, or experimental methods, of actual practices or the actual impact of practices or policies.
State Government
The level of governmental organization and function below that of the national or country-wide government.
Financing, Government
Federal, state, or local government organized methods of financial assistance.
State Medicine
A system of medical care regulated, controlled and financed by the government, in which the government assumes responsibility for the health needs of the population.
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A way of providing nursing care that is guided by the integration of the best available scientific knowledge with nursing expertise. This approach requires nurses to critically assess relevant scientific data or research evidence, and to implement high-quality interventions for their nursing practice.
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