NCJ Number
181201
Date Published
Agencies
OJJDP
Publication Series
Publication Type
Bulletin
Annotation
This Bulletin describes a meta-analysis that addresses the
following questions: Can intervention programs reduce recidivism
rates among serious juvenile delinquents? If so, what types of
programs are most effective?
Abstract
The results reported in this study were derived by updating a
previously conducted meta-analysis of the effects of intervention
on delinquency (Lipsey, 1992, 1995) with more recent studies. A
subset of studies on serious offenders was selected from that
meta-analysis, yielding 200 experimental or quasi-experimental
studies of interventions for both noninstitutionalized and
institutionalized serious offenders. Although the effects
measured across the 200 studies reviewed varied considerably,
there was an overall decrease of 12 percent in recidivism for
serious juvenile offenders who received treatment interventions.
This paper describes the intervention programs that showed the
strongest, most consistent impact on recidivism for serious
juvenile offenders. The most effective interventions were
interpersonal skills training, individual counseling, and
behavioral programs for noninstitutionalized offenders, as well
as interpersonal skills training and community-based, family-type
group homes for institutionalized offenders. 1 table and 32
references
Date Created: August 1, 2006
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