Analysis of Recidivism Rates in Six Federally Funded Restitution Projects in Juvenile Courts - A Statistical Summary

• NCJ Number: 98590
• Author(s): P R Schneider; A L Schneider
• Date Published: 1983
• Length: 45 pages
• Grant Number(s): 77-NI-99-0005; 79-NJ-AX-0009; 82-JS-AX-0025
• Sponsoring Agency: US Securities and Exchange Cmssn
• Corporate Author: Institute of Policy Analysis
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Prepared for presentation at the annual meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Denver, Colorado, November 9-12, 1983.

Annotation

This report summarizes recidivism rates in six federally funded restitution projects in juvenile courts in Washington, D.C.; Boise, Idaho; Clayton County, Ga.; Dane County, Wis.; Oklahoma County, Okla.; and Ventura County, Calif.

Abstract

Tables present statistics giving a profile of referrals, types of referral offenses, reoffense patterns by evaluation group and offense type, pre/post-comparisons of offense rates for youths in each of the six evaluation groups, and multiple regression analysis of recidivism rates of youth randomly assigned to restitution or to probation. A total of 42 tables are provided.