Abstract
California places tens of thousands of juveniles into its 58 county-based justice systems every year. The offenders do not
generally experience reduced rates of recidivism. Evidence-based practices can reliably and significantly reduce these rates.
Probation departments have infrequently chosen to implement these practices, in large part because of the training, data collection,
and organizational change required. Current state law does not effectively mandate these practices and more importantly fails
to recognize and fund the substantial and ongoing training and technical assistance that would be required to implement these
practices. State government could best promote evidence-based practices by working collegially with probation departments
to obtain and distribute private and public funding to support effective implementation.
generally experience reduced rates of recidivism. Evidence-based practices can reliably and significantly reduce these rates.
Probation departments have infrequently chosen to implement these practices, in large part because of the training, data collection,
and organizational change required. Current state law does not effectively mandate these practices and more importantly fails
to recognize and fund the substantial and ongoing training and technical assistance that would be required to implement these
practices. State government could best promote evidence-based practices by working collegially with probation departments
to obtain and distribute private and public funding to support effective implementation.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-3
- DOI 10.1007/s10464-010-9416-8
- Authors
- Paul L. Seave, Governor’s Office of Gang and Youth Violence Policy, 770 L Street, Ste. 1400, Sacramento, CA 95814, USA
- Journal American Journal of Community Psychology
- Online ISSN 1573-2770
- Print ISSN 0091-0562