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Type of Program/Strategy Delinquency & Recidivism Substance Abuse Antisocial Behavior

Age Group Early Childhood Elementary School High School Middle School Parents

Setting Classroom Community In-Home Institution

Proven Strategies

Strategies in the PROVEN category are generic program strategies that have been found to reduce recidivism, substance use, and/or antisocial behavior in rigorous meta-analysis.

Delinquency & Recidivism	Setting	Target Age Group	Outcomes
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Prevention or Intervention using structured goal setting, planning and practice.	Classroom Community Institution	Elementary School High School Middle School	26% reduction in recidivism (Lipsey) 11% reduction in recidivism (WSIPP)
Behavioral Programs Prevention or Intervention that awards selected behaviors.	Classroom Community Institution	Elementary School High School Middle School	22% reduction in recidivism
Group Counseling Prevention or Intervention using group counseling led by a therapist.	Classroom Community Institution	Elementary School High School Middle School	22% reduction in recidivism
High School Graduation Prevention or Intervention: graduation from high school.	Classroom	High School	21.1% reduction in recidivism
Mentoring Prevention or Intervention using mentoring by a volunteer or paraprofessional.	Classroom Community In-Home Institution	Elementary School High School Middle School	21% reduction in recidivism
Case Management Prevention or Intervention using a case manager or case team to develop a service plan and arrange services for juvenile.	Classroom Community In-Home Institution	Early Childhood Elementary School High School Middle School Parents	20% reduction in recidivism
Counseling / Psychotherapy Prevention or Intervention: individual counseling.	Classroom Community In-Home Institution	Early Childhood Elementary School High School Middle School Parents	16.6% reduction in recidivism (WSIPP) 5% reduction in recidivism (Lipsey)
Pre-K Education for Low-Income Families Prevention providing high-quality early childhood education.	Classroom	Early Childhood	16.6% reduction in recidivism
Mixed Counseling Prevention or Intervention: combination of individual, group and/or family.	Classroom Community In-Home Institution	Early Childhood Elementary School High School Middle School Parents	16% reduction in recidivism
Teen Court Intervention for juvenile offenders in which they are sentenced by their peers.	Community	High School Middle School	14% reduction in recidivism
Family Counseling Prevention or Intervention: family counseling.	Classroom Community In-Home	Early Childhood Elementary School High School Middle School Parents	13% reduction in recidivism
Social Skills Training Prevention or Intervention: teaching social skills.	Classroom Community Institution	High School Middle School	13% reduction in recidivism
Challenge Programs Prevention or Intervention: provide opportunities for experimental learning by mastering tasks.	Classroom Community Institution	High School Middle School	12% reduction in recidivism
Family Crisis Counseling Prevention or Intervention: short-term family crisis counseling.	Community In-Home	Early Childhood Elementary School High School Middle School Parents	12% reduction in recidivism
Mediation Intervention where offender apologizes to victim and meets under supervision.	Community Institution	High School Middle School	12% reduction in recidivism
Multiple Coordinated Services Intervention providing a package of multiple services to juveniles.	Classroom Community In-Home Institution	High School Middle School	12% reduction in recidivism
Restorative Justice for Low-Risk Offenders Intervention using victim-offender conferences and restitution.	Community	High School Middle School	10% reduction in recidivism (Lipsey) 8% reduction in recidivism (WSIPP)
Academic Training Prevention or Intervention: tutoring, GED programs, etc.	Classroom	High School Middle School	10% reduction in recidivism
Service Broker Intervention using referrals for juvenile services with minimal role afterward.	Classroom Community In-Home Institution	Early Childhood Elementary School High School Middle School Parents	10% reduction in recidivism
Sex Offender Treatment Intervention using a cognitive-behavioral approach specifically for juvenile sex offenders.	Classroom Community Institution	Elementary School High School Middle School	9.7% reduction in recidivism
Restitution Intervention: offender provides financial compensation to victim and/or community service.	Classroom Community In-Home Institution	High School Middle School	9% reduction in recidivism
Mixed Counseling with Referral Intervention: supplementary referrals for other services.	Classroom Community In-Home Institution	Early Childhood Elementary School High School Middle School Parents	8% reduction in recidivism
Job-Related Interventions Prevention or Intervention: vocational counseling, job placement, training.	Classroom Community Institution	High School	6% reduction in recidivism
Peer Counseling Prevention or Intervention: peer group plays therapeutic role.	Classroom Community	High School Middle School	4% reduction in recidivism
Diversion with services Intervention using citizen accountability boards and counseling compared to court supervision.	Community	High School Middle School	3.1% reduction in recidivism

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