Child Policy Publications: Juvenile Crime and Delinquency
2012
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program — 2012
A cost-benefit analysis of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program, a program serving high school dropouts, indicates that every dollar invested in the program yields $2.66 in social benefits, an estimated return on investment of 166 percent.
Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Report — 2012
The Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act funds programs that curb crime among juvenile probationers and young at-risk offenders. This report summarizes, for fiscal year 2009-2010, state- and county-determined outcome measures from each program.
Meeting the Challenge: The Economic Return on Investment in the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program — 2012
A cost-benefit analysis of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program, a program serving high school dropouts, indicates that every dollar invested in the program yields $2.66 in social benefits, an estimated return on investment of 166 percent.
2010
How Perceptions of Mortality and HIV Morbidity Relate to Substance Abuse Problems and Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Former Juvenile Offenders — 2010
Youth who think they are likely to get HIV are at greater risk for later substance abuse problems and risky sexual behaviors, but this perception doesn't cause them to reduce their substance use and change their behavior.
Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Report — 2010
The Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act funds programs that curb crime among juvenile probationers and young at-risk offenders. This report summarizes, for fiscal year 2008-2009, state- and county-determined outcome measures from each program.
Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Report — 2010
The Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act funds programs that curb crime among juvenile probationers and young at-risk offenders. This report summarizes, for fiscal year 2007-2008, state- and county-determined outcome measures from each program.
National Evaluation of Safe Start Promising Approaches: Assessing Program Implementation — 2010
Documents the implementation of 15 programs across the country that provide interventions for families in which children have been exposed to violence, with the goal of building knowledge about the effectiveness of specific intervention strategies.
2009
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention: Field Reports from the Field and Ideas for the Future — 2009
Seeks to assess the current state of the child abuse and neglect prevention field as well as identify potential future directions for the field in terms of emerging priorities and prevention strategies.
Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: RAND Quarterly Report, October 2008 — 2009
As part of an evaluation of Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act activities through the Los Angeles County Probation Department, the authors determine whether five home-based service providers use evidence-based practices and effective intervention.
Neighborhood Effects on Crime and Youth Violence: The Role of Business Improvement Districts in Los Angeles — 2009
Business improvement districts (BIDs) collect assessments and invest in such activities as place promotion, street cleaning, and public safety. This report examines BID activities and their impact on crime and youth violence in Los Angeles.
No Bullies Allowed: Understanding Peer Victimization, the Impacts on Delinquency, and the Effectiveness of Prevention Programs — 2009
Uses a large, nationally representative panel dataset and a propensity score matching technique to assess the impact of bully victimization and the success of intervention programs.
Promoting Effective Preschool Programs — 2009
RAND recommends that policymakers use federal funds to support state efforts to improve preschool quality and access for the most disadvantaged children. The related policy actions will help increase school readiness and close achievement gaps.
The Relationship Between Protective Factors and Outcomes for Children Investigated for Maltreatment — 2009
Well developed social and problem solving skills, greater ability to adapt, and positive peer relationships help to protect some children from the harmful consequences of being mistreated.
Seven-year Life Outcomes of Adolescent Offenders in Los Angeles — 2009
The authors examined important life outcomes for adolescent offenders to describe how they were faring in young adulthood.
Substance Use and Delinquency Among Fifth Graders Who Have Jobs — 2009
Working for pay is associated with substance use and delinquency among older adolescents, although information is scant about younger youth who work. This study investigates associations between self-reports of having a job and substance use and delinquent behaviors in a sample of U.S. 5th graders.
Support for Students Exposed to Trauma: A Pilot Study — 2009
This study describes preliminary data from a pilot study of a new program, Support for Students Exposed to Trauma, adapted from the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools program.
Violence Exposure and PTSD: The Role of English Language Fluency in Latino Youth — 2009
The authors explored the level of violence exposure and trauma symptoms in Latino youth and the relationship of these factors with English language fluency.
2008
An Experimental Juvenile Probation Program: Effects on Parent and Peer Relationships — 2008
Discusses a team approach to service delivery of an intensive probation program by the South Oxnard Challenge Project (SOCP).
Inconsistencies in Self-Reported Drug Use By Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment: Implications for Outcome and Performance Measurements — 2008
Inconsistencies in adolescent reporting of recent substance use are associated with program assignment and factors that influence treatment outcomes, including age at first use, living situation, race/ethnicity, and mental distress.
The Longitudinal Association Between Substance Use and Delinquency Among High-Risk Youth — 2008
Over the past two decades, studies have provided evidence for the strong link between substance use (SU) and delinquency among adolescents.
Multiple Trajectories of Physical Aggression Among Adolescent Boys and Girls — 2008
Latent growth mixture modeling was used to identify discrete patterns of physical aggression from Grades 7 to 11 among a sample of 1,877 youth.
Positive Parenting and Early Puberty in Girls: Protective Effects Against Aggressive Behavior — 2008
Early puberty is a risk factor for delinquency, and early puberty combined with low parental nurturance, communication, or parental knowledge of the child's activities presents a risk for aggressive behavior in early adolescent girls.
Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect in the United States: Six Experts' Views — 2008
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Child Abuse Prevention Program and the RAND Corporation's Promising Practices Network posed a question to six experts regarding the prevention of child abuse and neglect in the United States.
A 'Vector of Rights' Approach for Public Health: Towards an Intersectional Human Rights Framework for Considering the Prevention and Treatment of Harms to Girl Child Soldiers — 2008
Proposes a structure to address intersecting gender-and age-specific harms for girl soldiers, who experience a cumulative vulnerability that is not merely additive and not addressed by human rights frameworks restricted to either women or children.
2007
Active Parental Consent for a School-Based Community Violence Screening: Comparing Distribution Methods — 2007
Students are unable to benefit from many school programs designed to address their mental health needs if their parents do not consent to their participation.
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