Learning More From Evaluation of Justice Interventions: Further Consideration of Theoretical Mechanisms in Juvenile Drug Courts

• NCJ Number: 250022
• Journal: Crime & Delinquency Dated: February 2016
• Author(s): J. Long; C. J. Sullivan
• Date Published: February 2016
• Length: 0 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2007-DC-BX-0016
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
• Publication Format: Article; Document (Online)
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical); Report (Study/Research); Report (Grant Sponsored); Program/Project Evaluation; Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Recognizing the importance of examining mechanisms that impact the success of justice interventions, this study collected data from a sample of youths participating in drug courts in nine sites across the United States and a comparison group of probationers (N = 1,372).

Abstract

Measures were drawn from case records. Path models with direct and indirect effects were analyzed. Aspects of the juvenile drug court process appeared to heighten the likelihood of youth failure in the program and recidivism. The ratio of incentives to sanctions was protective, as drug-court youth who experienced more of the former had a reduced likelihood of recidivism. 65 references (Publisher abstract modified)