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Evaluation of Florida's Avon Park Youth Academy and STREET Smart Program, 2002-2008
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Evaluation of Florida's Avon Park Youth Academy and STREET Smart Program, 2002-2008 [electronic resource] Robert DeComo, Tim Matthews
Edition
2018-09-07
Published
Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2018
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To be eligible for this study, youth had to meet the following criteria: <list type="bulleted"> <itm>Be between 16 years old and 18 years, three months;</itm> <itm>Be moderate risk level;</itm> <itm>Have an IQ of at least 70;</itm> <itm>Demonstrate a need for or interest in vocational training and/or have the ability to pass the GED;</itm> <itm>Be free of significant mental health diagnosis and/or psychotropic medication;</itm> <itm>Not have a significant substance abuse problem (i.e., not recommended for residential substance abuse treatment) nor any history of inhalant abuse;</itm> <itm>Not have a history of escape from residential placement or absconding from supervision;</itm> <itm>Not have a history of aggressive behavior;</itm> <itm>Not have any chronic, pre-existing medical condition requiring a doctor's supervision (see Appendix A for the screening instrument used for determining study eligibility).</itm> </list>
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The Evaluation of Florida's Avon Park Youth Academy and STREET Smart Program, 2002-2008 contains data gathered on youth involved in programs which aim to increase educational outcomes, increase labor force participation, and reduce recidivism. Avon Park Youth Academy (APYA) is a secure custody residential facility that provides specialized, remedial education and intensive vocational training to moderate risk youth committed to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). The STREET Smart program (SS) was the reentry component of the program, which provided community support and educational and vocational services to APYA participants on a voluntary basis after their release to the community. In the last several years, APYA/SS has received national and international recognition as a "Promising Program" for juvenile offenders. Both the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) determined that a rigorous evaluation was required to assess whether APYA/SS could progress from a "Promising Program" to an "Evidence-based Practice." To conduct this evaluation, the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) designed and conducted a field trial that randomly assigned youth committed to DJJ to the APYA/SS program or a control group. This experimental design permitted a rigorous test of the hypothesis that compared to the control group, APYA/SS participants would demonstrate more positive educational achievement, increased labor force participation, and reduced recidivism outcomes after community release. The 360 youth assigned to the experimental control group stayed at APYA for an average of 9.7 months from 2002-2005. Of these, 301 youth completed participation in the SS program by March 2006. The youth were observed for a three-year period after their community release dates. This included an interview following release from incarceration to collect data on educational achievements, employment, and justice system program experiences. All subjects had reached the 36-month follow-up threshold as of May 2008. Cf: http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR37111.v1
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 17, 2019
Series
ICPSR 37111
Contents
Avon Park Youth Academy Justice Research Center Recidivism, Education, and Employment
Avon Park Youth Academy All - Profiles
Avon Park Youth Academy Justice Research Center Survey
High School Awards
Community College Enrollment
District Adult General Education Program Enrollment
District Vocational Center Enrollment
State University System Enrollment
Post-Secondary Awards
Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program (FETPIP) March, 2009
All - Juvenile Referral History
Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Arrest Records 2009
Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) Adult Supervision and Secure Custody Records, 2009
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