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Samantha Matthews; Tara Laila Blagg; Nastassia Reed; Alexandra Mendoza-Graf; Aarya Suryavanshi; Susan Turner; Laura Whitaker; Stephanie Brooks Holliday – RAND Corporation, 2025
California's Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) funds the implementation of programs for justice system--involved or at-promise youth (i.e., youth who are at risk of becoming involved in the justice system). In this report, the authors evaluated the implementation of programs run by three Los Angeles (L.A.) County agencies that receive…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Juvenile Justice, Delinquency, State Legislation
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Coker, David C. – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
While proponents claimed Response to Intervention (RtI) improved student learning and prevented failure, there was an absence of research in effectiveness. Applying action research within a case study, there was an investigation into the process of reforming and improving RtI within a short-term juvenile detention center in the Midwest of the…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Response to Intervention, Juvenile Justice, Correctional Institutions
Jonathan Nakamoto; Colleen Carter; Sarah Russo – WestEd, 2025
Project With is an innovative, literary-based curriculum designed for justice-involved youth. The curriculum has 12 lessons in which youth read a literary selection, such as a short story or poem; discuss the literary work with their peers and a facilitator; and participate in an activity aligned with the lesson's main idea. Project With can be…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Implementation, Juvenile Justice
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O'Neill, Sue C.; Mathur, Sarup R.; Cumming, Therese M.; Griller-Clark, Heather; Strnadová, Iva – Preventing School Failure, 2020
This study offers a cross-national comparison of stakeholders' awareness of the implementation of reintegration policies and practices for incarcerated youths by juvenile justice agencies. Similarities and differences in perceptions of 14 stakeholders from the US and 20 from Australia were collected and analyzed using a self-report measure.…
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Youth, Institutionalized Persons, Stakeholders
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Houchins, David E.; Lambert, Richard; Henrich, Christopher C. – Journal of Correctional Education, 2022
Few juvenile justice group experimental and quasi-experimental literacy-focused studies document fidelity of implementation (FOI). Even fewer of those studies consider the psychometric properties of the FOI instrumentation used. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of a brief FOI instrument used with English language…
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Correctional Education, Literacy, Program Implementation
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Joslyn, P. Raymond; Kronfli, Faris R. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2021
We implemented a rapid protocol to train teachers in a school for detained juvenile offenders to implement the Good Behavior Game, an empirically supported group contingency procedure, in their classrooms. Data were collected on both teacher (i.e., two measures of treatment integrity) and student behavior (i.e., disruptive behavior). Results…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Game Based Learning
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Grasley-Boy, Nicolette M.; Gage, Nicholas A.; Lombardo, Michael; Anderson, Lucas – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2022
Schools continue to rely on disciplinary exclusions as a consequence for behavioral rule violations, despite evidence that removing students from instruction for discipline purposes is associated with poor behavioral, academic, and social outcomes. School-wide positive behavior interventions and supports (SWPBIS) is one multitiered support…
Descriptors: Discipline, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Suspension
Sprague, Jeffrey; Jolivette, Kristine; Boden, Lauren J.; Wang, Eugene – Remedial and Special Education, 2020
In this study, we assessed the feasibility and social validity of an adapted approach to positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) implementation in secure juvenile facilities. The authors developed a comprehensive model of facility-wide positive behavior interventions and supports (FW-PBIS) for use in secure juvenile correctional…
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Intervention
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Kimball, Kathleen A.; Jolivette, Kristine; Sprague, Jeffrey R. – Journal of Correctional Education, 2017
While facility-wide positive behavioral supports and interventions (FW-PBIS) has begun to be implemented within secure juvenile care settings, in a 24/7 model, there is a need to gather the perspectives of agency-stakeholders to better understand the feasibility and sustainability of FW-PBIS within these settings. To date, only two studies have…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Juvenile Justice, Correctional Institutions, State Programs
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Weaver, Robert D.; Campbell, Derek – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
Objectives: A meta-analysis was conducted in order to generate more understanding regarding the efficacy of aftercare programs in reducing the recidivism rates of juvenile offenders reentering their communities following a period of custody. Method: 30 eligible primary studies were obtained through a systematic literature review and were coded.…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Juvenile Justice, Multivariate Analysis, Violence
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Gagnon, Joseph Calvin; Barber, Brian R.; Soyturk, Ilker – Behavioral Disorders, 2018
Despite the prevalence of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) for addressing student behavior in public schools, little information exists on the extent and consistency of implementation efforts in secure juvenile justice (JJ) schools. Reports of fidelity to core PBIS processes and components are needed to determine the ubiquity…
Descriptors: Intervention, Juvenile Justice, Behavior Problems, Administrator Attitudes
Treskon, Louisa; Wasserman, Kyla; Ho, Vicky – MDRC, 2019
The Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential (LEAP)™ initiative, a nationwide project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, aims to improve education and employment outcomes for young people ages 15 to 25 who have been involved in the child welfare and justice systems or who are experiencing homelessness. Young people eligible for LEAP are likely to be…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Grants, Costs
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Scheuermann, Brenda K.; Duchaine, Ellen L.; Bruntmyer, D. Tichelle; Wang, Eugene W.; Nelson, C. Michael; Lopez, Amy – Education and Treatment of Children, 2013
Coaching is one component used to facilitate implementation of positive behavior intervention and supports (PBIS) with fidelity, and to help bridge the gap between training and implementation in real-world settings. This exploratory survey examined elements related to PBIS coaching as support for developing and implementing a statewide PBIS…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Student Behavior, Intervention, Coaching (Performance)
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Swain-Bradway, Jessica; Swoszowski, Nicole Cain; Boden, Lauren J.; Sprague, Jeffrey R. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2013
The positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) framework is currently implemented in over 18,000 schools in the United States. Schools implementing PBIS with fidelity report school level benefits including decreases in problem behavior, increases in academic engaged time, and improved perceptions of school safety. While potential benefits…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Student Behavior, Intervention, Program Implementation
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Mathur, Sarup R.; Clark, Heather Griller – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2013
Many youth in detention facilities come from vulnerable home environments where factors such as economic pressures, abuse, neglect, and parental incarceration are constantly operating within the family system. A vast majority of these youth have not had positive school experiences and many of them experience special needs and mental health issues.…
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, At Risk Persons
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