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Juvenile Diversion: Results Of A Three Year Experimental Study, Steven Patrick, Robert Marsh
Juvenile Diversion: Results Of A Three Year Experimental Study, Steven Patrick, Robert Marsh
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In a three year longitudinal study of first time juvenile status offenders assigned at random to three treatment groups and a control group, no significant differences were found in recidivism rates among the groups. A total of 398 juveniles in this study were cited for offenses of tobacco or alcohol in a medium-sized metropolitan northwest city. The offenders were assigned at random to four groups: a traditional magistrate court, a traditional Youth Court diversion program, a new non-judicial diversion program and a control group. None of the groups including the control group showed a significant difference in recidivism rates. It …