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Juvenile Rehabilitation Integrated Treatment Model. Legislative Report

Fox, Andrew M.; Veele, Sarah – Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, 2020

Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) became part of Washington State's Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) on July 1, 2019. JR serves the state's highest-risk youth who have been charged with a qualifying offense and either adjudicated in a county's juvenile court or convicted in an adult criminal court. In 2000, JR needed to further define…

Descriptors: Delinquent Rehabilitation, Juvenile Courts, Delinquency Prevention, Models

From Surviving to Thriving: Supporting Transformation, Reentry and Connections to Employment for Young Adults

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Bird, Kisha; Dawkins, Caitlin; Johnson, Lisa – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2020

Too many young people cycle in and out of prison, jails, and detention centers and face probation and parole conditions that keep them locked out of opportunity. These interactions with the criminal justice system demand the need for both equitable practices and programs that support second chances and large-scale investments in decarceration.…

Descriptors: Young Adults, Access to Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Recidivism

Family Group Conferencing: A Pilot Project within the Juvenile Court System in Louisville, Kentucky

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Duncan, Susan Hanley; Dickie, Ida – Prevention Researcher, 2013

The notion that everyone who is impacted by a crime has an investment in the process of how the offender is dealt with is gaining acceptance in diverse contexts around the world. This notion, called restorative justice, is an approach that brings together the offender and individuals impacted by the offender's behavior in a problem-solving process…

Descriptors: Stakeholders, Pilot Projects, Juvenile Justice, Victims of Crime

Vocational Training in Juvenile Detention: A Call for Action

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Ameen, Edward J.; Lee, Debbiesiu L. – Career Development Quarterly, 2012

Given high recidivism rates and the vulnerability of detained youth, the authors posit that juvenile detention centers may be most efficacious by serving as both place and process to create career opportunity through vocational training. The authors review the psychosocial factors contributing to delinquency and the primary theories of…

Descriptors: Recidivism, Vocational Education, Program Implementation, Youth

Drug Treatment within the U.S. Federal Prison System: Are Treatment Needs Being Met?

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van Wormer, Katherine; Persson, Lance Edwards – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2010

A large percentage of inmates in the U.S. federal prison system have serious drug problems and are in need of treatment before they return to society. Accordingly, the Federal Bureau of Prisons has revamped substance abuse programming consistent with the latest research and expanded treatment services throughout its institutions. This article…

Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Drug Rehabilitation

A Narrative Review of Generic Intervention Fidelity Measures

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Di Rezze, Briano; Law, Mary; Gorter, Jan Willem; Eva, Kevin; Pollock, Nancy – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2012

To increase the rigor of pediatric rehabilitation research, there is a need to evaluate the degree to which an intervention is conducted as planned (i.e., fidelity). Generic fidelity measures evaluate more than one intervention and often include nonspecific attributes of the therapy process common to both interventions. The objective of this study…

Descriptors: Disabilities, Intervention, Psychotherapy, Fidelity

Fiscal Year 2013 Monitoring Report on the Vermont Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Vocational Rehabilitation Program

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