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Evidence‐based juvenile justice programs and practices: A critical review
Author(s) -
Elliott Delbert S.,
Buckley Pamela R.,
Gottfredson Denise C.,
Hawkins J. David,
Tolan Patrick H.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
criminology and public policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.6
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1745-9133
pISSN - 1538-6473
DOI - 10.1111/1745-9133.12520
Subject(s) - economic justice , psychological intervention , perspective (graphical) , juvenile , evidence based practice , management science , juvenile delinquency , psychology , political science , engineering ethics , criminology , public relations , sociology , computer science , medicine , engineering , law , alternative medicine , psychiatry , artificial intelligence , ecology , pathology , biology
There is growing critical commentary and debate about the relative effectiveness of individual program and generic practice approaches to identifying evidence‐based interventions and their impact on the operation of the juvenile justice system. The central issue is whether both of these approaches to identifying evidence‐based interventions provide a valid and reliable guide to improving juvenile justice programming and, if so, what are the relative advantages and disadvantages of each? From a public policy perspective, should we be investing more heavily in one or the other, or treating them as effective complementary approaches and encourage both? We address each of these questions and offer some suggestions for improving the effectiveness of each approach.