Service Accountability and Recidivism for Diverted Youth - A Client- and Service-Comparison Analysis

• NCJ Number: 93828
• Journal: Criminal Justice and Behavior Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Dated: (March 1984) Pages: 47-74
• Author(s): J M Whitaker; L J Severy
• Date Published: 1984
• Length: 28 pages
• Grant Number(s): 78-MU-AX-0040-S-2
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

An empirical analysis of 1100 youth attempts to identify youth characteristics and service delivery program attributes associated with diversion success.

Abstract

Youth needs, type of agency, and percentage of proposed service cycle actually delivered all seem to have dramatic effects on the nature of the service experience by youth, and, in turn, are related to recidivism patterns. (Author abstract)