NCJ Number
96623
Date Published
1983
Length
29 pages
Annotation
This document contains 15 summaries of research reports on juvenile restitution programs, prepared as part of the National Evaluation of Juvenile Restitution.
Abstract
Two summaries cover the experimental design, research objectives, and performance of the National Juvenile Restitution project, while several others focus on program models implemented by juvenile courts, their rates of completion, and reoffense rates. Other topics discussed are reasons for programs' implementation failures, legal issues that pose problems for restitution orders, and legal rights and responsibilities involved in paying restitution to insurance companies. Methodological issues addressed include the application of statistical power analysis to research in field settings and use of the Juvenile Offender Instrument in selected sites. Other reports examine whether restitution should be used alone or as a condition of probation, factors contributing to successful completion rates, State-administered programs, and job subsidies in juvenile restitution projects. A list of products from the evaluation is appended.