By JJIE Staff, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, August 19, 2021
Juvenile offenders participating in a 30-year-old project diverting youth from detention to community-based programs were less likely to cycle back into incarceration than those not enrolled in such projects, according to an evaluation recently released by the San Francisco organization launching that pioneering program.
By comparison, 51.3% of youth in the diversion program and 73.7% of those on probation recidivated, allegedly committing additional offenses that could result in convictions, incarceration or prolonged probation. Additionally, 23.7% of the diversion participants and 53.9% of probationers allegedly committed felony offenses.
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