U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government, Department of Justice.

NCJRS Virtual Library

The Virtual Library houses over 235,000 criminal justice resources, including all known OJP works.
Click here to search the NCJRS Virtual Library

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
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.