Sedgwick County Department of Corrections
Resources for Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

Evidence-Based Practices 

 “What Works / What Doesn’t in Changing Behaviors”
(PowerPoint by Dr. Jennifer Pealer presented in Wichita on 6-27-08)

Viewer’s Guide
(Accompanies Dr. Pealer’s “What Works” presentation on 6-27-08)

 “What Works and What Doesn’t in Reducing Recidivism:  The Principles of Effective Intervention”
(PowerPoint by Dr. Edward Latessa presented in Wichita on 9-12-07)

Evidence-Based Resources for OJJDP Program Applicants
(Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention)

Implementing Evidence-Based Practice in Community Corrections
(Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections, 2004)

Cost/Benefit Analysis

Benefits and Costs of Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Youth and Appendix A
(Washington State Institute of Public Policy, Sept. 2004)

Benefit-Cost Analysis of Prevention & Early Intervention Programs
(Washington State Institute of Public Policy, Steve Aos, Sept. 2005)

The Comparative Costs and Benefits of Programs to Reduce Crime
(Washington State Institute of Public Policy, May 2001)

Motivation

A Guide for Probation and Parole – Motivating Offenders to Change
(Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections, 2007)

Risk – Need – Responsivity

Reducing the Harm: Identifying Appropriate Programming for Low-Risk Offender
(Lowenkamp, Smith and Bechtel, 2007)

A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of an Intensive Rehabilitation Supervision Program
(Bonta, Wallace-Capretta and Rooney, 2000)

Risk-Need-Responsivity Model for Offender Assessment and Rehabilitation
(Bonta and Andrews, 2007-06)

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