Juvenile Delinquency | RAND Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile delinquency—negative behaviors of children and teens that may result in crimes or legal action—frequently causes widespread problems in communities RAND's research on juvenile delinquency includes populations from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds and features studies related to crime and juvenile justice, at-risk populations, violence, bullying, substance
Delinquency Prevention in South Chicago - RAND Corporation This report examines the Chicago Area Project (CAP) from a historical and a contemporary perspective The first part describes the CAP's founding and analyzes the process through which it was established and the operation of its prevention programs
Education for Incarcerated Juveniles: A Meta-Analysis | RAND Because youth typically cannot attend their local schools while incarcerated, correctional facilities must provide alternative education This meta-analysis aims to help policymakers understand what works in juvenile correctional education
Proven Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions | RAND Early childhood intervention programs have been shown to yield benefits in academic achievement, behavior, educational progression and attainment, delinquency and crime, and labor market success, among other domains
Evaluation of Two Court Interventions for Youth with Significant . . . Researchers evaluated two Los Angeles court-based programs for youth with significant clinical needs Challenges uncovered include limited staffing and resources Despite these limitations, staff were motivated and report strong perceptions of effectiveness
Implementation Evaluation of Capacity-Building Programs Funded by the . . . In this report, the authors evaluate three capacity-building efforts in Los Angeles County that received Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act funding They found that the three efforts shared barriers and facilitators to successful implementation
Helping Police Find Better Strategies to Fight Crime | RAND Which policing strategies are the most effective? A new RAND toolkit aims to help law enforcement agencies identify the best approach for the situation, and the key steps to success
Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration These community-based alternatives are often seen as more efective in addressing the underlying causes of delinquency, reducing recidivism, and promoting the rehabilitation and successful reintegration of young individu-als into society (Petrosino, Turpin-Petrosino, and Guckenburg, 2010; Mendel, 2023)