Youth Offender Demonstration Project Process Evaluation;Final rept

摘要

A significant effort to identify promising practices that have the potential to help prepare youthful offenders for employment was the Youth Offender Demonstration Project (YODP), a 24-month-long pilot that began in the summer of 1999. The project found the U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (DOL) collaborating with the Department of Justice/Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). The goal of the evaluation conducted by Research and Evaluation Associates was to document the implementation process over the demonstration period. The evaluation was to note achievements and challenges as project staffs attempted to deliver integrated services to the target population. To the extent possible, the evaluation also was to report the outcomes of the projects efforts to transition youth offenders and youth at risk of becoming court involved to full-time employment at liveable wages in positions with career potential. This volume describes, assesses, and summarizes our findings. A major part of the evaluation focuses on the extent that the projects were effective in building upon existing programs and systems to serve targeted youth.