OBJECTIVE: Research to establish an evidence-base for the treatment of conduct problems
and delinquency in adolescence is well established; however, an evidence-base for …

Significant advances have been made in our understanding of the origins and dynamics of
minority overrepresentation in the juvenile justice system. Nevertheless, much remains to be …

Rising costs, inefficient systems, and high recidivism rates have recently challenged the
social and economic value of secure confinement for juvenile offenders; however, current …

The high rate of co-occurring mental health and substance abuse problems among
antisocial and delinquent youth is a widely recognized problem in the juvenile justice …

A key variable in the success of a juvenile justice diversion program (ie, avoiding
reoffending) is completing the program. Little is known about which variables predict …

Objective: The purpose of this randomized trial was to investigate the efficacy of 2 behavioral
treatments focusing on different change mechanisms in ameliorating a borderline …

We present results of an evaluation of Reading for Life (RFL), a diversion program for
nonviolent juvenile offenders in a medium‐sized Midwestern county. The unique program …

Objectives: Developed to keep youth in school and out of court, the Philadelphia Police
School Diversion Program allows youth to avoid arrest for specified school-based summary …

Several centres are engaged in work to construct mental health screening and assessment
tools for use with young offenders. Psychometric measures are being used to determine …

Structured needs assessment instruments aid in-service planning in the juvenile justice
system. This article uses latent class analysis to classify juvenile offenders into categories or …