Citation

Cotton F, Owen J. Criminol. Public Policy 2015; 14(1): 59-65.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, American Society of Criminology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/1745-9133.12114

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Historically, community corrections suffered from a lack of research that identified proven methods of improving public safety. Recent research efforts based on meta-analysis (syntheses of data from many research studies) (Andrews and Dowden, 2006; Burke, Arkowitz, and Menchola, 2003; Landenberger and Lipsey, 2005; McGuire, 2002; Sherman et al., 1998) have broken through this barrier and are now providing the field with guidance on how to reduce reoffending and support offenders on the path to productive citizenship. One of the most impactful reforms to the juvenile justice system was the incorporation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) for the treatment and rehabilitation of juvenile offenders. EBPs moved probation case management from a monitoring and control model, toward a behavioral change and treatment approach. EBP refers to approaches and interventions that have been proven effective at reducing offender risk to reoffend. When replicated with fidelity and matched to the offender's risk and needs profile, using EBPs provides more assurance for improved outcomes and reduced recidivism for juvenile offenders....

KEYWORDS: Juvenile justice

Language: en