Juvenile Justice
Author | : Eileen Regen Larence |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 27 |
Release | : 2010-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781437921007 |
ISBN-13 | : 1437921000 |
Rating | : 4/5 (000 Downloads) |
Download or read book Juvenile Justice written by Eileen Regen Larence and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Juvenile female offenses have increased sharply and juvenile female offenders generally had more serious and wide-ranging service needs than juvenile male offenders. This report is a review of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Programs¿ (OJJDP) efforts related to studying and promoting effective girls' delinquency programs (GDP). It addresses the following questions: (1) What efforts has OJJDP made to assess the effectiveness of GDP? (2) To what extent are OJJDP's efforts to assess GDP consistent with generally accepted social science standards and the internal control standard to communicate with external stakeholders? (3) What are the findings from OJJDP's efforts to assess the effectiveness of GDP? Charts and tables.