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What is the Model Programs Guide?
The Model Programs Guide (MPG) is designed to assist practitioners and communities in implementing evidence-based prevention and intervention programs that can make a difference in the lives of children and communities. The MPG database of evidence-based programs covers the entire continuum of youth services from prevention through sanctions to reentry.
What is the purpose of the model programs of study?
Presence and involvement of caring, supportive adults. Rewards for prosocial school involvement. Strong school motivation/positive attitude toward school. Student bonding (attachment to teachers, belief, commitment) Family. Effective parenting. Good relationships with parents/bonding or attachment to family. Having a stable family.
What is the model programs database?
Parental use of physical punishment/harsh and/or erratic discipline practices. Pattern of high family conflict. Poor family attachment/bonding. Sibling antisocial behavior. Individual. Antisocial behavior and alienation/delinquent beliefs/ general delinquency involvement/drug dealing. Chronic medical/physical condition.
What is the OJJDP’s Model Programs Guide?
Under the gentle supervision of playworkers, KOOP’s programs create a safe place with ample time, materials and freedom for kids to explore their interests, synthesize their growing knowledge base and create what they’re dreaming about—all through self-directed play. KOOP provides opportunities for self-directed play through pop-up ...
Which program is one of teenage delinquency prevention programs?
OJJDPOJJDP provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to youth delinquency and victimization.
Are juvenile delinquency programs effective?
While many past approaches focus on remediating visible and/or longstanding disruptive behavior, research has shown that prevention and early intervention are more effective. In addition to societal and personal benefits, research has demonstrated that delinquency prevention programs are a good financial investment.
What works in the juvenile justice system?
These include treatment programs, detention, incarceration, and community supervision. Generally, the system provides for escalating responses to offenses of increasing severity, such as informal probation, formal probation, detention, and incarceration.
What is juvenile delinquency program?
NCYF is a "maximum security institution" that was designed to separate young violent offenders from adult offenders, and to assist young inmates by providing them with the help they need to change their behavior. All inmates are required to participate in the educational opportunities provided by the facility.
Can 16 year olds get the death penalty?
The United States Supreme Court prohibits execution for crimes committed at the age of fifteen or younger. Nineteen states have laws permitting the execution of persons who committed crimes at sixteen or seventeen. Since 1973, 226 juvenile death sentences have been imposed.
What are the 4 D's of juvenile justice?
The juvenile justice system underwent a process that has been described as the four Ds: (1) Decriminalization, that is, taking status offenders out from delinquency definitions and constraining court authority with these youths; (2) Diversion from the court of lesser offenders, including status offenders; (3) Due ...
What are the 4 primary steps in the juvenile justice system?
What are the steps or stages in the juvenile justice system? The juvenile justice system is a multistage process: (1) delinquent behavior, (2) referral, (3) intake/diversion, (4) transfer/waiver, (5) detention, (6) adjudication, (7) disposition, (8) juvenile corrections and (9) aftercare.Dec 12, 2020
What are the 9 major decision points in the juvenile justice process?
The juvenile justice process involves nine major decision points: (1) arrest, (2) referral to court, (3) diversion, (4) secure detention, (5) judicial waiver to adult criminal court, (6) case petitioning, (7) delinquency finding/adjudication, (8) probation, and (9) residential placement, including confinement in a ...
What is a model program guide?
The Model Programs Guide is a widely recognized resource for valuable information on the effectiveness of many juvenile programs; however, the programs may not be appropriate for or meet the needs of all individuals and communities or for all circumstances.
What is a nominated program?
A nominated program must target an at-risk or offender population and aim to: Prevent or reduce crime, delinquency, or related problem behaviors such as aggression , gang involvement, and/or school attachment. Prevent, intervene, or respond to victimization. Improve justice systems or processes. or.
How to evaluate a program?
There must also be existing evaluation research studies that meet the following criteria: 1 The program must be evaluated with at least one randomized field experiment or a quasi-experimental research design (with a comparison condition). 2 The outcomes assessed must relate to crime, delinquency, or victimization prevention, intervention, or response. 3 The evaluation (s) must be published in a peer-reviewed publication or documented in a comprehensive evaluation report. 4 The date of publication must be 1980 or after.
What is the OJJDP?
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s (OJJDP’s) Model Programs Guide contains information about evidence-based juvenile justice and youth prevention, intervention, and reentry programs. It is a resource for practitioners and communities about what works, what is promising, and what does not work in juvenile justice, delinquency prevention, and child protection and safety.
What is literature review?
The Literature Reviews on the Model Programs Guide summarize research and practice information across broad topical areas. They follow a systematic process to identify and synthesize this information. The Literature Review Development Process details how topics are identified, literature is searched, and the reviews are created.
Is the Model Programs Guide an exhaustive list of juvenile justice programs?
The Model Programs Guide is not an exhaustive list of all juvenile justice-related programs, and a program’s inclusion on this site does not constitute an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Justice. Read more.
What are some examples of after school programs?
Examples of such programs may include recreation-based activities, mentoring, and tutoring services.
What is a juvenile drug court?
Juvenile drug courts are dockets within juvenile courts for cases involving substance abusing youth in need of specialized treatment services. The focus is on providing treatment to eligible, drug-involved juvenile offenders with the goal of reducing recidivism and substance abuse.
Does intensive supervision reduce recidivism?
The practice is rated No Effects for reducing recidivism.
What is the Berkeley Marina Adventure Playground?
The Adventure Playground at the Berkeley Marina is a wonderfully unique outdoor facility where staff encourage children to play and build creatively; climb on kid designed and built forts, boats, and towers; ride the zip line; or hammer, saw, and paint.
What is Alliance for Childhood?
Alliance for childhood supports and promotes new, innovative and community-based programs.
What is just play?
The Just Play Project creates time and space for the child’s right to play. Community by community, Just Play Project trains and employs playworkers, empowers youth participation in the planning and design of public spaces, and enables cross-sector collaborations to create policies for the provision of play.
What is a koop?
KOOP (Kid Owned and Operated Play ) Under the gentle supervision of playworkers, KOOP’s programs create a safe place with ample time, materials and freedom for kids to explore their interests, synthesize their growing knowledge base and create what they’re dreaming about—all through self-directed play.
Accelerated Study in Associate Programs
Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) offers free tuition, small classes, convenient block schedules, and work experience to enable highly motivated community college students to complete their Associate degrees in less than three years.
CUNY College Transition Programs
The CUNY College Transition Programs provide both college transition and adult education programs, which are designed to help students reduce their need for remedial college courses.
CUNY Fatherhood Academy
The CUNY Fatherhood Academy (CFA) is a free program designed to promote responsible parenting and economic stability for unemployed and underemployed fathers ages 18-24, through education, employment, and personal development.
When will the new model program of study guides be released?
Drafts of the first four Model Programs of Study Guides were released in June 2020 for the focus areas of Education, Health Sciences and Technology, Information Technology, and Manufacturing and Engineering.
What is ICCB in education?
The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) sponsored the development of Model Programs of Study Guides in crucial industry areas as part of the Illinois State Plan for Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (also known as the Perkins V Plan). These Guides were developed in consultation and collaboration with the Illinois State Board of Education through a process led and facilitated by Education Systems Center at NIU. As further detailed in the Guides, the process involved extensive research into labor market information and credential programs, and dialogue across secondary, postsecondary, and employer stakeholders.
What is victim impact panel?
Victim-impact panels, another form of restorative justice, are forums in which surrogates for crime victims, usually family members, explain in the presence of the offender how the crime has impacted the victim. The offender is present so he/she can be confronted with the adverse consequences of his/her criminal behavior.
What is restorative justice?
Abstract. Restorative justice is a theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused by criminal behavior. Practices and programs that reflect restorative purposes will respond to crime by identifying and taking steps to repair harm caused by the crime at issue; involve all stakeholders; and transform the traditional relationship between ...
What is family group conference?
Family group conferences, one manifestation of restorative justice principles are facilitated discussions that allow those most affected by a particular crime (victim, offenders, and family and friends of both) to discuss the crime's impact and decide how the offender should be held accountable.
What is victim offender mediation?
Victim-offender mediation, a third form of restorative justice, provides victims the opportunity to meet offenders in a safe and structured setting where they engage in conversation, negotiation, and problemsolving.
Model Programs Guide Program Review Process and Evidence Ratings
- The Model Programs Guide uses expert study reviewers and CrimeSolutions.ojp.gov's program review process, scoring instrument, and evidence ratings. The two sites also share a common program database. For details on the Model Programs Guide’s expert study reviewers: Model Programs Guide Reviewers For details of the full CrimeSolutions.ojp.gov program review proces…
Nominate A Program to The Model Programs Guide
- The Model Programs Guide welcomes program nominations. To be included in the Model Programs Guide, research experts must review a program’s evaluation evidence and the program must target juveniles and meet the CrimeSolutions.ojp.gov program scope and evaluation studies screening criteria. A nominated program must target an at-risk or offender population and aim t…
Model Programs Guide Reviewers
- All Model Programs Guide reviewers have extensive expertise in juvenile justice issues and research methodology and have completed the CrimeSolutions.ojp.gov reviewer training process. These experts review and rate the individual studies that comprise a program’s evidence base. Following is a list of Model Programs Guide lead researchers and reviewers. 1. Donna Bishop, N…
History of The Model Programs Guide
- In 2000, OJJDP published a print version of the Model Programs Guide as one of the first comprehensive resources to identify evidence-based programs in delinquency prevention. OJJDP developed the Model Programs Guide to support the Title V Prevention Grants program. OJJDP later transitioned the Model Programs Guide to an online database with programs across the co…
Model Program Guide Evidence Rating Inquiries and Appeals
- The Model Programs Guide and CrimeSolutions.ojp.gov are committed to principles of quality, fairness, and transparency in their program reviews. As part of that commitment, any party, such as the program developer or researcher, may submit an inquiry regarding an evidence rating or the inclusion of a program in the Programs With Insufficient Evidencesection of CrimeSolutions.ojp.…
Model Programs Guide Literature Reviews
- The Literature Reviews on the Model Programs Guide summarize research and practice information across broad topical areas. They follow a systematic process to identify and synthesize this information. The Literature Review Development Processdetails how topics are identified, literature is searched, and the reviews are created.
Model Programs Guide Implementation Guides
- The I-Guides provide 10 steps that practitioners should take before they identify or implement an evidence-based program or practice and that supplement the program and literature review information on the Model Programs Guide. The 10 steps are based on the research literature about successful implementation efforts and applied to common problems in juvenile justice an…
How to Use The Model Programs Guide
- The Model Programs Guide is intended to be a central, reliable, and credible resource to help practitioners and policymakers understand what works in juvenile justice-related programs and practices. Its purpose is to gather information on specific juvenile justice-related programs and review the existing evaluation research against standard criteria to assist practitioners in practic…
Contact Model Programs Guide
- For more information related to the Model Programs Guide, contact: Rachel Stephenson (Contractor) Project Director, OJJDP’s Model Programs Guide Development Services Group, Inc. Phone: 301-951-0056 [email protected]