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“Taxpayers pay $108,820 a year per juvenile in placement.” Sorry, Virginia taxpayers, but the hard, cold fact is that you’re wasting your money. While government officials attempt to find answers to ever-increasing costs for juvenile placements (that years of research shows doesn’t decrease future criminal behavior), a Hampton Roads editorial recently echoed the pleas of organizations [...] The cost-effectiveness of utilizing evidence-based programs available through the Redirection project proves itself time and time again. But most impressive, is the fact that this project has reached another milestone. During the past quarter, the Redirection project served its 6,000 youth – continuing to positively impact thousands of families around the state of Florida. This innovative, [...] EBP Therapist Are you looking for an opportunity to participate in an internationally recognized, proven, evidence-based therapy program; a cutting-edge, state-of-the-art program that consistently results in successful outcomes? Are you passionate about serving youth who are in the delinquency system, and their families? Do you possess superior interpersonal [...] Evidence-Based Associates applauds Attorney General Holder’s recent remarks to the National Association of Counties in his call for the nation to “transition from a prosecution-and-punishment model to a prevention-and-intervention paradigm…and to “adopt a comprehensive plan of action – one that engages law-enforcement partners, medical professionals, social services providers, lawyers, parents, teachers, coaches, mentors, and [...] As an organization that prides itself in producing measurable and beneficial results – for youth and taxpayers – we are alarmed that the ‘scared straight’ tactics that were proven unsuccessful in decades past have returned in A&E Television Network’s latest series, “Beyond Scared Straight”. We fully support the Coalition for Juvenile Justice in their stance that [...] In his recent State of the City address, New York City mayor, Michael R. Bloomberg, unveiled a plan to combine the city’s Department of Juvenile Justice and the Administration for Children’s Services (NYC’s child welfare agency). The overall intent of this merger is to reduce the amount of youth offenders spending [...] |
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