"The Mentoring Toolkit 2.0: Resources for Developing Programs for Incarcerated Youth" provides information, program descriptions, and links to important resources that can assist juvenile correctional facilities and other organizations to design effective mentoring programs for neglected and delinquent youth, particularly those who are…

The Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) program is a gang- and delinquency-prevention program delivered by law enforcement officers within a school setting. Originally designed in 1991 by Phoenix-area law enforcement agencies to address local needs, the program quickly spread across the United States. In this article, we describe…

The American Library Association encourages public libraries to extend their services to people in jails and detention centers, but there is little research that shows exactly how many libraries do so. Research shows that 54% of juveniles arrested are not sent to residential facilities but instead receive court ordered probation into an Intensive…

Vocational program planning can take place in a rational manner, even in a correctional institution. Vocational educators can evaluate the appropriateness of their current program and assess the need for new directions. (JOW)

The authors present a stakeholder-driven method, the earliest anticipated timeline of impact, which is designed to assess stakeholder expectations for the earliest time frame in which social programs are likely to affect outcomes. The utility of the anticipated timeline of impact is illustrated using an example from an evaluation of a…

Originally designed to improve the education of disadvantaged children in the public schools, Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act was amended in 1966 to include children in state institutions who are handicapped, orphaned, neglected, or delinquent. In this collection of brief essays, educators from programs in various parts of…

This bulletin describes the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's efforts to fight juvenile gun violence. The Office awarded four community demonstration grants to implement "Partnerships To Reduce Juvenile Gun Violence." Partnership goals include increasing the effectiveness of existing strategies by enhancing and…

A review by the General Accounting Office (GAO) of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration's (LEAA) compliance efforts with the mandates of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act suggests that little progress has been made. GAO recommends that LEAA: (1) catalog the overall Federal efforts to provide a meaningful basis for coordination of…

This handbook was developed as a resource for individuals involved in the planning and implementation of evaluation activities related to programs for neglected or delinquent youths. The handbook is organized into eight sections. Section 1, Program Evaluation and Overview, discusses a wide range of evaluation purposes, ranging from accountability…

Social programs are often based on unclearly articulated theoretical rationales. The evaluations of these programs are also often relatively theory free, and therefore make limited contributions to theory. A Program Development Evaluation (PDE) approach, intended to integrate theory testing with the development and evaluation of action programs,…

This manual provides guidelines for the planning and development of shelter care projects as alternatives for juveniles facing pretrial detention, and suggestions for improving the quality of services in existing shelters. A six-phase planning process for establishing a shelter care service is outlined, with planning activities and narrative…

The Michigan Youth Service Personnel, the men at Wurtsmith Air Force Base, and the residents around Oscoda, Michigan, implemented and carried out an exemplary youth camping program dedicated to helping troubled boys achieve a far brighter future than would ordinarily be expected. The program was evaluated by Florida Technological University.…

This report chronicles a workshop intended to speak to the needs of directors and instructors working in established wilderness rehabilitation programs for delinquent youth. Issues such as the formation of a professional association, the need for future conferences, and the development of reliable communication channels within the field are…

The author discusses the tendency of reformers of juvenile justice to equate change with effectiveness, and warns against repeating this error. He believes that collaboration between program and research personnel is essential in these programs. A juvenile justice model which integrates research and evaluation, clarifying the functions of each and…

This workbook is designed to help communities and program administrators assess the success of their Title V delinquency prevention programs, but it may serve as an evaluation tool for other prevention efforts as well. It provides information and resource aids on program planning, conducting evaluations, tracking programs, describing activities,…