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Service Accountability and Recidivism for Diverted Youth - A Client- and Service-Comparison Analysis

NCJ Number
93828
Journal
Criminal Justice and Behavior Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Dated: (March 1984) Pages: 47-74
Author(s)
J M Whitaker; L J Severy
Date Published
1984
Length
28 pages
Annotation
An empirical analysis of 1100 youth attempts to identify youth characteristics and service delivery program attributes associated with diversion success.
Abstract
Youth needs, type of agency, and percentage of proposed service cycle actually delivered all seem to have dramatic effects on the nature of the service experience by youth, and, in turn, are related to recidivism patterns. (Author abstract)