Evaluation of Selected Juvenile Justice Programs in Ohio Using the Correctional Program Assessment Inventory: Final Report

• NCJ Number: 182198
• Author(s): Edward J. Latessa Ph.D.; Dana Jones M.S.; Betsy Fulton M.S.; Amy Stichman M.S.; Melissa M. Moon Ph.D.
• Date Published: 1999
• Length: 22 pages
• Grant Number(s): 95-DG-G02-7271
• Sponsoring Agency: Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services
• Corporate Author: University of Cincinnati
• Sale Source: Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This is an evaluation of selected juvenile justice programs in Ohio using the Correctional Program Assessment Inventory.

Abstract

The evaluation of Ohio juvenile justice programs included those operated by both government and private agencies, institutional and community-based (both residential and non-residential), programs serving specific offender populations as well as those serving a more general cross section of delinquents. The programs ranged in size from a group home with eight beds to a diversion program serving more than 350 youth at one time, covered a wide geographic area and were located in small towns, urban and rural areas. The 28 programs offered a wide array of services, including, but not limited to drug and alcohol, mental health, school and education, sexual behavior, family and individual counseling, anger management, domestic violence, life skills and antisocial thinking/attitudes. There were six primary sections of assessment:(1) Program Implementation; (2) Client Pre-Service Assessment; (3)Program Characteristics; (4) Staff Characteristics; (5) Evaluation; and (6) Other Items. Notes, figures, references