Private presentence reports for serious juvenile offenders: Implementation issues and impacts

Private presentence reports for serious juvenile offenders: Implementation issues and impacts

A classic experimental design was used to determine the impact of a private agency's efforts to develop and present alternative sentencing recommendations for serious juvenile offenders whom the Los Angeles Probation Department had recommended for placement in California Youth Authority (CYA) i...

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Published in:Justice quarterly Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 229 - 243
Main Authors: Greenwood, Peter W., Turner, Susan, RAND
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Omaha, Neb Taylor & Francis Group 01-06-1993
The Academy
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Alternative sentencing
Criminal sentences
Juvenile justice
Privatization
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Summary:A classic experimental design was used to determine the impact of a private agency's efforts to develop and present alternative sentencing recommendations for serious juvenile offenders whom the Los Angeles Probation Department had recommended for placement in California Youth Authority (CYA) institutions. Follow-up data showed that these efforts reduced the likelihood of CYA commitment by about half, and that many experimental subjects performed satisfactorily in less restrictive settings.
ISSN:0741-8825
1745-9109
DOI:10.1080/07418829300091801