Breaking Cycles Evaluation: A Comprehensive Approach to Youthful Offenders

• NCJ Number: 236734
• Author(s): Cynthia Burke Ph.D.; Susan Pennell
• Date Published: November 2001
• Length: 226 pages
• Corporate Author: San Diego Assoc of Governments (SANDAG)
• Sale Source: San Diego Assoc of Governments (SANDAG)
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This final report describes the program and evaluation efforts that took place in San Diego County for the "Breaking Cycles" project toaddress juvenile crime.

Abstract

This final report describes the program and evaluation efforts that took place in San Diego County for the "Breaking Cycles" project to address juvenile crime. This effort was funded by the State Legislature through the California Board of Corrections (BOC). Administered through the San Diego County Probation Department, this collaborative effort incorporates a two-pronged approach to prevent at-risk youth from entering the system and hold juvenile offenders accountable through a comprehensive system of graduated sanctions. To meet the evaluation requirements of the BOC, the Criminal Justice Research Division of SANDAG conducted aprocess and impact evaluation of the program.