This article examines hospital records for adolescent psychiatric discharges and compares adolescent and young adult patients (ages 18-22) on demographic characteristics, diagnosis, and source of payment to test the relationship between insurance and length of stay. Continue reading Access to Insurance and Length of Psychiatric Stay Among Adolescents and Young Adults Discharged from General Hospitals

An evaluation of intensive supervision programs for juveniles illustrated how juvenile justice organizations adapt to the presence of alternative programs in ways that dilute their impact. Continue reading Accommodating Innovation in a Juvenile Court

Major findings from a five-year evaluation of three intensive supervision programs for delinquents. The evaluation employed a randomized design with a two-year follow-up period to compare youths in the programs with a control group of youths who were committed to the state. Continue reading Viable Options: Intensive Supervision Programs for Juvenile Delinquents