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Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Strategies: Evaluating the Targeted RECLAIM Program in Ohio

Thu, Nov 20, 11:00am to 12:20pm, Marriott, Nob Hill B, Lower B2 Level

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

Recently, the Juvenile Justice Policy Institute has urged states to alter the “fiscal architecture” of their juvenile justice systems (Petteruti, Velazquez, & Walsh, 2009). As a reinvestment strategy, many states have responded by funding community-based programs to deal with delinquent offenders with some of the money previously earmarked for juvenile incarceration. This thematic panel evaluates the effectiveness of one such juvenile justice reinvestment strategy in Ohio: Targeted RECLAIM. Specifically, this panel is separated into three sections: (1) a longitudinal evaluation of the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) population; (2) a matched sample outcome evaluation; and (3) a moderator analysis of treatment type on recidivism.

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