Correctional Resources

Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Resources

Court Process Map - Juvenile Offenders 
The Court Process Map shows the various steps of the juvenile justice system in Sedgwick County, which can be a very complicated process. The bolded path highlights the most common path taken by juvenile offenders in our jurisdiction. The System Walk Through which provides more detailed information, including brief descriptions for each step within the Court Process Map, is currently being updated and will be added at a later date. 

“Juvenile Crime and Consequences in Kansas”
(Resource by Kansas Legal Services, Inc., 2011)

Positive Youth Justice – Framing Justice Interventions Using the Concepts of Positive Youth Development
(Butts, Bazemore & Meroe, 2010)

Evidence-Based Practices

“What Works and What Doesn’t in Reducing Recidivism for Juvenile Offenders”
(PowerPoint by Dr. Edward J. Latessa presented in Wichita on 2-26-09)

“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)

The Principles of Effective Intervention
(Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections, 2004)

Collaboration for Systematic Change in the Criminal Justice System
(Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections, 2004)

Leading Organizational Change and Development
(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)

Risk – Need – Response

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)

Understanding the Risk Principle: How and Why Correctional Interventions Can Harm Low-Risk Offenders
(Lowenkamp & Latessa, 2004)