Report
Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act
Aug 12, 2013
The Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act funds programs that have been proven effective in curbing crime among juvenile probationers and young at-risk offenders. This report summarizes, for fiscal year 2010–2011, Corrections Standards Authority–mandated outcome measures from each of the programs, as well as county-determined supplemental outcomes.
Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Report
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California's Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act was designed to provide a stable funding source for juvenile programs that have been proven effective in curbing crime among at-risk and young offenders. It provides funds to counties to add evidence-based programs and services for juvenile probationers identified with higher needs for special services than those received by routine probationers, at-risk youth who have not entered the probation system but who live or attend school in areas of high crime or who have other factors that potentially predispose them to criminal activities, and youth in juvenile halls and camps. The Corrections Standards Authority is required to submit annual reports to the California state legislature measuring the program's success for six outcome measures: (1) successful completion of probation, (2) arrests, (3) probation violations, (4) incarcerations, (5) successful completion of restitution, and (6) successful completion of community service. Each county can also measure supplemental outcomes. Results reflect the continuing collaboration between the evaluators and the Los Angeles County Probation Department to modify programs based on the integration of evaluation findings and effective juvenile justice practices. Differences in outcomes between program participants and comparison-group youth are relatively small, although county-developed supplemental outcomes tend to be more favorable than state-mandated big six outcomes.
Chapter One
Background and Methodology
Chapter Two
Current JJCPA Programs and FY 2010-2011 Outcome Measures
Chapter Three
Juvenile Justice Costs for JJCPA Participants
Chapter Four
Summary and Conclusions
Appendix A
Community Providers of JJCPA Program Services
Appendix B
Comparison Groups and Reference Periods for JJCPA Programs
Appendix C
Probation’s Ranking of the Big Six Outcome Measures
Appendix D
Community-Based Organizations That Contracted to Provide Services for JJCPA Programs in FY 2010-2011
Appendix E
Corrections Standards Authority-Mandated and Supplemental Outcomes for Individual JJCPA Programs, FY 2010-2011
Appendix F
Corrections Standards Authority-Mandated Outcomes, by Gender
Appendix G
Corrections Standards Authority-Mandated Outcomes, by Cluster
This research was prepared for the Los Angeles County Probation Department and was conducted within the Safety and Justice Program within RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment (ISE).
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