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Direct linkDembo, Richard; Walters, Wansley; Wareham, Jennifer; Burgos, Catherimarty; Schmeidler, James; Hoge, Robert; Underwood, Lee – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2008
We report the results of an evaluation study of a diversion program, operated by the Miami-Dade County Juvenile Assessment Center in Florida. The Post-Arrest Diversion (PAD) program represents an innovative approach to treatment and intervention within the juvenile justice system that utilizes standardized psychosocial risks and needs assessment…
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Criminals, Delinquency, Urban Youth
Poythress, Norman G.; Dembo, Richard; DuDell, Gary; Wareham, Jennifer – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2006
In this issue we describe a clinical trials study of the impact of adding specific case manager overlay services to "treatment as usual" services for youths in a Juvenile Arbitration Program. In this first article we describe the experimental intervention, the Arbitration Intervention Worker (AIW) service, which was provided to a randomly selected…
Descriptors: Intervention, Systems Approach, Arbitration, Caseworkers
Dembo, Richard; Wareham, Jennifer; Poythress, Norman G.; Cook, Brittany; Schmeidler, James – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2006
We report the impact of case management services and youth psychopathy on Juvenile Diversion program completion for youths involved in a clinical trial, and evaluation of an innovative intervention service providing 16 weeks of intensive case management services to youths and their families. The present study examines baseline interview data for…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Arbitration, Caseworker Approach
Dembo, Richard; Wareham, Jennifer; Poythress, Norman G.; Cook, Brittany; Schmeidler, James – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2006
We report the impact of case management services and youth psychopathic features on twelve-month recidivism rates for youths involved in a Center for Substance Abuse Treatment funded clinical trial conducted in a juvenile diversion program. The project is evaluating an innovative intervention service providing 16 weeks of intensive case management…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Substance Abuse, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
Dembo, Richard; Wareham, Jennifer; Poythress, Norman G.; Cook, Brittany; Schmeidler, James – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2006
We report the impact of case management services on drug use and self-reported delinquency for youths involved in a clinical trial of the Juvenile Arbitration program. The project evaluated an innovative intervention service providing 16 weeks of intensive case management services to youths and their families. The present study examines interview…
Descriptors: Intervention, Adolescents, Program Effectiveness, Followup Studies
Dembo, Richard; Wareham, Jennifer; Schmeidler, James – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2005
As part of a larger study examining the impact of the "get tough" policy on juvenile crime, we studied the effects of efforts to "get tough" on juvenile participation in diversion programs in Hillsborough County, Florida. Florida legislature budget cuts in 2000 eliminated a primary community service program (JASP), replacing it…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Discriminant Analysis, Juvenile Justice, Policy Analysis
