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

An empirical analysis of 1100 youth attempts to identify youth characteristics and service delivery program attributes associated with diversion success. Youth needs, type of agency, and percentage of proposed service cycle actually delivered all seem to have dramatic effects on the nature of the se...

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Published in:Criminal justice and behavior 1984-03, Vol.11 (1), p.47-74
Main Authors: WHITAKER, J. MICHAEL, SEVERY, LAWRENCE J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:An empirical analysis of 1100 youth attempts to identify youth characteristics and service delivery program attributes associated with diversion success. 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.
ISSN:0093-8548
1552-3594
DOI:10.1177/0093854884011001003