An Overview of Prevention and Intervention Programs for Juvenile Offenders

Abstract

Over the past 15 years, research has identified a number of program models and strategies that are effective in reducing juvenile delinquency. This paper discusses four major ways in which effective programs and strategies are identified. A summary discussion of what works and what doesn't work in prevention, community-based interventions, and institutional settings is presented. Despite the knowledge of effective programs, evidence-based programming is still the exception. The paper concludes with recommendations for adopting and expanding the use of effective programs.

Keywords:

• juveniles
• evidence-based
• effective programs

This article is based on material from an article that first appeared in The Future of Children, a publication of The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and The Brookings Institution.