PPT-What Works to Reduce Recidivism in Juveniles

How Did We Get Here Levels of Research Lowest level of evidence Anecdotal evidence Gut feeling Highest level of evidence Empirical evidence data based Need to examine a body of literature. Crime is a social problem with enormous costs. At the end of 2011, over 2.2 million people were incarcerated in the US, and an additional 4.8 million were under supervision of correctional systems (G The German Approach. 1. Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies,. Center for Law, Society & Justice. Ralph Grunewald, Ph.D., LL.M. Assistant Professor. . . grunewald@wisc.edu. Myth. : A . popular belief or tradition that has grown up around something or someone; especially : one embodying the ideals and institutions of a society or segment of society . "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.". Corrections. Oct 2 2014. Presentation Overview: Assumptions about Risk of Recidivism. All US Corrections policies are based on. . assumptions about recidivism and risk . levels that are important to understand:. Week 2. James M. Byrne, . Professor. School of Criminology and Criminal Justice . Presentation Overview: Assumptions about Risk of Recidivism. We will present the RNR Simulation Tool assumptions about recidivism and risk levels:. 2006 - effect . study. 2013 - . process. . evaluation. 2006 HALT . effects. . study. . The . study showed that in . most cases . the Halt programme did not reduce recidivism. The recidivism pattern of juveniles who . Louisiana Judicial Conference. The Bluffs. October 18-20, 2012. Judge Roger K. Warren (Ret.). “What is done [today] in corrections would be grounds for malpractice in medicine.”. (2002) . Latessa. A . Grant Proposal. By Lauren Saunders. Presented to the School of Social Work. California State University, Long Beach . May 2013. Introduction. Juvenile delinquency is an issue that impacts the Long Beach community. Chapter 15, Section 4. Essential Question: How are juveniles treated differently under our judicial system?. What is a Juvenile?. Juveniles are citizens under the age of . 17. .. Most of the juveniles who are locked up in Georgia are jailed for . Iowa . Department of Corrections . National Perspective. 600 SCA grantees to date. Target populations vary. Programmatic in nature. Challenged with implementation issues. Issues with fidelity. Quality assurance not a priority. Chief Judge . Delaware Family Court . Every single day in the United States, guns cause the death of 20 children and young adults. . Children and young adults constitute over 41% of all firearm deaths and non-fatal injuries. . Serious and Violent Youth. Megan C Kurlychek and Alysha Gagnon. University at Albany/New York State Youth Justice Institute. Politics and Panic. Lyndon B. Johnson first to declare “war on crime” . : anyone under the age of 18. Youth under the age of 18 who are accused of committing a delinquent or criminal act are typically processed through a juvenile justice system. . While similar to that of the adult criminal justice system in many ways, the juvenile justice process operates according to the premise that youth are fundamentally different from adults, both in terms of level of responsibility and potential for rehabilitation. May 3, 2016. Andrew K. Block, Jr.. Director . Department of Juvenile Justice. Committed Juveniles in Foster Care, FY 2004 – 2013. Data include juveniles admitted to direct care each year. . Between 1% and 4% of .