Juvenile Justice Publications

Program Evaluation Briefing Series

Poulin, M. (2004). Approaches to Assessing Juvenile Justice Program Performance. (Program Evaluation Briefing Series No. 7). Washington, DC: Justice Research & Statistics Association.

Kaufman-Levy, D. & Poulin, M. (2003). Evaluability Assessment: Examining the Readiness of a Program for Evaluation. (Program Evaluation Briefing Series No. 6). Washington, DC: Justice Research & Statistics Association.

Martin, E., Kaufman-Levy, D., Orchowsky, S., & Poulin, M. (2002). Incorporating Evaluation Into the Request for Proposal (RFP) Process. (Program Evaluation Briefing Series No. 5). Washington, DC: Justice Research & Statistics Association.

Aos, S. (2002). Cost-Benefit Analysis for Juvenile Justice Programs. (Program Evaluation Briefing Series No. 4). Washington, DC: Justice Research & Statistics Association.

Rowe, W. E. & Trahan, M. (2001). Strategies for Evaluating Small Juvenile Justice Programs. (Program Evaluation Briefing Series No. 3). Washington, DC: Justice Research & Statistics Association.

Orchowsky, S., Carson, T., & Trahan, M. (2001). Hiring and Working With an Evaluator. (Program Evaluation Briefing Series No. 2). Washington, DC: Justice Research & Statistics Association.

Poulin, M., & Orchowsky, S. (2003). Juvenile Justice Program Evaluation: An Overview (Second Edition). (Program Evaluation Briefing Series No. 1). Washington, DC: Justice Research & Statistics Association.

JJEC Guidebook Series

Nellis, A. (2005). Seven Steps to Develop and Evaluate Strategies to Reduce Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC). Washington, DC: Justice Research & Statistics Association.

Prinz, R. & Poulin, M. (2003). Evaluation Issues in Mental Health Programming in the Juvenile Justice System. Washington, DC: Justice Research & Statistics Association.

Other Publications

Poulin, M. & Nellis, A. (2005). Status of the States Regarding Juvenile Justice Evaluation. Washington, DC: Justice Research & Statistics Association.

Juvenile Justice Evaluation Center (2004). JJEC Fact Sheet. Washington, DC: Justice Research & Statistics Association.

Levy, D., Nellis, A., & Poulin, M. (2003). Evaluation: A Tool for Program Improvement. Washington, DC: Justice Research & Statistics Association. (online tutorial using Adobe Flash Player)

Trahan, M., Orchowsky, S., & Lanier, F. (2003). Evaluation Strategies for State Juvenile Justice Programs: Case Studies from Washington and Pennsylvania. Washington, DC: Justice Research & Statistics Association.

Justice Research and Statistics Association (1999). Juvenile Justice Evaluation Needs in the States: Findings of the Formula Grants Program Evaluation Needs Assessment. Washington, DC: Author.

SAC Juvenile Justice Evaluation Partnership Projects

In order to facilitate the development of relationships at the State level that help build evaluation capacity, JRSA provided funding for SAC juvenile justice evaluation partnership projects each year.

2004 Project Theme: Development of a Statewide Juvenile Justice Evaluation Plan

• Arizona:  Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. (2005). Research and Evaluation: Building Infrastructure and Capacity in Arizona..
• Maryland:  Povitsky, W. & Gottfredson, D. C. (2005). An Evaluation Partnership Project to Enhance the State of Maryland's Capacity to Evaluate Juvenile Justice Programs: Final Report. College Park: University of Maryland.

2003 Project Theme: Use of Secure Detention and Alternatives To Secure Detention For Juveniles

• Illinois:  Lavery, T., Hughes, E., Burke, K., & Alderden, M. (2004). Pre-Trial Juvenile Detention Screening Practices in Illinois. Chicago: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.
• Iowa:  Moore, D. & Musel, S. (2004). Examining the Trends and Use of Iowa's Juvenile Detention Centers. Iowa Department of Human Rights' Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning.
• Nebraska:  Overton, M. (2003). Automation of Secure Juvenile Facilities and Electronic Data Reporting. Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice.
• Vermont:  Bellas, M. L. & Clements, W. H. (2004). Determinants of Length of Stay at Woodside Juvenile Detention Center. Montpelier: Vermont Center for Justice Center.

• Poulin, M. (2003). Juvenile Justice Evaluation Partnerships: A Focus on Detention by Statistical Analysis Centers (SACS). Presented at Coalition for Juvenile Justice Fall Training Conference.
• Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. (2003). Pre-Trial Juvenile Detention Practices in Illinois.

2002 Project Theme: Gender-Specific Programming

• Alaska:  Schafer, N. E. & Rosay, A. (2003). Building Evaluation Capacity for Gender-Specific Programming. Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.
• Illinois:  Alderden, M. B. & Perez, A. (2003). Female Delinquents Committed to the Illinois Department of Corrections: A Profile. Chicago: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.
• Indiana:  Ziemba-Davis, M., Garcia, C. A., Kincaid, N. L., Gullans, K. & Myers, B. L. (2004). What About Girls in Indiana's Juvenile Justice System? Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.
• Wyoming:  Wyoming Statistical Analysis Center. (2003). Wyoming's Juvenile Female Treatment and Prevention Programs. Author.

2001 Project Theme: Disproportionate Minority Confinement (DMC)

• Colorado:  Woodburn, S. G., English, K. (2002). Disproportionate Minority Analysis of Juvenile Diversion in Colorado (1,406 KB). Denver: Colorado Department of Public Safety.
• Illinois:   Bauer, R. Melchior, E. & Stevenson, P. (2003). Disparity Index Computation Database User's Manual. Chicago: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.
• Iowa:  Musel, S., Roeder-Grubb, L., & Moore, R. (2002). Connecting Iowa's Disproportionate Minority Confinement Efforts to the Iowa Justice Data Warehouse. Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning and Statistical Research Center.

2000

• Illinois:  Hahn, T., Lavery, T., & Stevenson, P. (2001). Enhancing and Evaluating Local Juvenile Justice Systems in Illinois: An Evaluation Manual. Chicago: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.
• Illinois:  Lavery, T., Stevenson, P., & Hahn, T., (2001). Enhancing and Evaluating Local Juvenile Justice Systems in Illinois: The Promise of Juvenile Justice Councils. Chicago: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.
• Iowa:  Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning and Statistical Analysis Center. (2002). Juvenile Justice System Evaluation Capacity-Building in Iowa. Author.
• Maine:  Maine Statistical Analysis Center. (2000). Evaluation Partnership Project: Final Report. Author.

1999

• Maine:  Maine Statistical Analysis Center. (2001). Evaluation Partnership Project: Progress Report. Maine Department of Corrections.
• Massachusetts:  Brensilber, D., Bergin, P., Krasco, K., & Phillips, S. (2000). Title V Delinquency Prevention: Program Years 1997-1999: A Report of the Juvenile Justice Evaluation Partnership Project. Massachusetts Statistical Analysis Center, Executive Office of Public Safety.
• New Mexico:  New Mexico Criminal Justice Analysis Center. (2002). Evaluation of the EQUIP Program: A Partnership Between the New Mexico Statistical Analysis Center and the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department. Institute for Social Research, University of New Mexico.