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Direct linkDembo, Richard; Wareham, Jennifer; Schmeidler, James – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2005
Recent Florida legislation changes have resulted in policy modifications reflecting a "get tough" approach to juvenile crime. In 2000, budget cuts by the Florida legislature eliminated one of the state's primary community service-oriented juvenile diversion programs, the Juvenile Alternative Services Program (JASP). JASP was subsequently…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Program Effectiveness, Statistical Analysis, Juvenile Justice
Dembo, Richard; Wareham, Jennifer; Schmeidler, James; Chirikos, Thomas N. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2005
Following a national trend of "getting tough" on juvenile crime, the Florida legislature eliminated one of the State's primary community service-oriented juvenile diversion programs, the Juvenile Alternative Services Program (JASP). JASP was subsequently replaced with four other diversion programs, two of which (the Walker Plan and an…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Juvenile Justice, Followup Studies, Policy Analysis
