JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS - AN EVALUATION OF POLICY RELATED RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PREVENTION PROGRAMS - REPORT ON THE FINDINGS OF AN EVALUATION OF THE LITERATURE

• NCJ Number: 16888
• Author(s): M C DIXON; W E WRIGHT
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 96 pages
• Grant Number(s): 55R73-07926 A01
• Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation
• Corporate Author: Peabody College for Teachers
• Sale Source: Peabody College for Teachers; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ONE-YEAR PROJECT TO REVIEW AND EVALUATE THE LITERATURE WITH RESPECT TO INTERNAL VALIDITY, EXTERNAL VALIDITY, AND POLICY UTILITY.

Abstract

A SURVEY WAS MADE OF THE PUBLISHED LITERATURE FROM 1965 TO 1974 WHICH DESCRIBED ANY SERVICES TO YOUTH OR THE COMMUNITY FOR THE EXPRESSED GOAL OF PREVENTING DELINQUENCY, AND WHICH DID NOT REMOVE YOUTH FROM THEIR HOME COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT STAFF REVIEWED APPROXIMATELY 6600 PERTINENT ABSTRACTS, WHICH WERE EITHER PURCHASED FROM COMPUTER-BASED LITERATURE BANKS OR WERE AVAILABLE FROM THE NASHVILLE JOINT UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES. IN ADDITION, THE PROJECT STAFF SOLICITED RESEARCH REPORTS FROM MORE THAN 200 MUNICIPAL, STATE, FEDERAL, AND PRIVATE OR RESEARCH INSTITUTES. THE REPORT SPECIFIES THOSE PROGRAM AREAS WHICH SHOW PROMISE FOR PROVIDING SOME DEGREE OF SUCCESS AND THOSE AREAS WHICH HAVE CLEARLY FAILED TO MAKE ANY PROGRESS TOWARD THE GOAL OF PREVENTION. THE REPORT ALSO CONTAINS BROAD POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMMING, SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING RESEARCH IN THE AREA OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS CALLING FOR THE GREATER USE OF PROGRAM EVALUATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)