With funding from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Center for the Study of Youth Policy conducted a study of more than 3,300 delinquent youths under commitment to the Georgia Division of Youth Services (DYS) on a single day: March 1, 1990. The study analyzed the youths’ criminal histories and demographic characteristics and ranked the entire sample along a continuum estimating the risk they presented to public safety. Continue reading Risk Assessment of Delinquent Youths Committed to the Division of Youth Services, State of Georgia

This study was initiated as part of an effort to assess Alabama’s needs for secure/institutional beds for juvenile offenders. The Department of Youth Services applied for an received a grant from the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation to carry out a study of the juvenile commitment popuulation. DYS contracted with Paul DeMuro to conduct the analysis, which was to include risk assessment. The purpose of the study was to help the State analyze and project its needs for secure care. Continue reading At the Crossroads: A Population Profile of Youths Committed to the Alabama Department of Youth Services

In response to a request from the Governor’s Office and the Office of the Attorney General, the Center for the Study of Youth Policy conducted a risk assessment analysis of juveniles committed to public training schools in the State of Mississippi. The study was funded by the Key Decision Maker Project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Continue reading Population Profile and Risk Assessment Study: Mississippi Department of Youth Services

Due to a convergence of administrative leadership, organization, and political mobilization, Maryland was able to make the type of fundamental, structural change that often eludes other states. Although the events in Maryland were unique in some ways, the success of the Montrose closure may prove instructive for policymakers and administrators confronting over-burdened and unresponsive juvenile correctional systems in their own states. Continue reading Youth Corrections in Maryland: The Dawning of a New Era