KING COUNTY (WA) - YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU SYSTEM, 1976 EVALUATION, PART 3 - CLIENT RECIDIVISM - EXAMINATION OF POLICE AND COURT RECORDS

• NCJ Number: 41630
• Author(s): N B LIGHT; N R ANDERSON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 35 pages
• Grant Number(s): 1449
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: King Cty Dept of Planning and Community Development
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS REPORT FOCUSES ON THE OUTCOME MEASURES RELATED TO DELINQUENCY TO DETERMINE THE YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU'S EFFECTIVENESS IN PREVENTING AND REDUCING DELINQUENCY.

Abstract

THE REPORT FIRST FOCUSES ON PROBLEMS WITH USE OF OFFICIAL DATA, AND SHOWS HOW IT MAY NOT MEASURE WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE MEASURING. A DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF THE SAMPLE AND HOW THE DATA WAS COLLECTED. OUTCOME CATEGORIES FOR EACH BUREAU AND TOTAL BUREAUS ARE THEN GIVEN FOR SEVERAL DEFINITIONS OF RECIDIVISM ALONG WITH RECIDIVISM AND NEW DELINQUENCY RATES. THE DEFINITION OF RECIDIVISM CAN DETERMINE THE RECIDIVISM RATES. IN ADDITION, THE WAY ONE CHOOSES TO ANALYZE THE DATA(WITH OR WITHOUT CONTROLS FOR TIME, AMOUNT OF TIME CONTROLLED FOR, METHOD OF ANALYZING RATES, ETC.) CAN ALSO AFFECT THE OUTCOME AND CONCLUSIONS ONE MAKES. THE REPORT SHOWS HOW THAT HAPPENS.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)....BDS