Evaluation of the Disproportionate Minority Confinement (DMC) Initiative: Iowa211 Final Report

摘要

The disproportionate minority confinement (DMC) mandate of the Juvenile Justice211u001eand Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act requires states to develop and implement 211u001estrategies to address and reduce the overrepresentation of minority youth in 211u001esecure facilities. In an effort to facilitate compliance with the mandate, the 211u001eOffice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) sponsored 211u001edemonstration projects in five pilot states. In Phase I of OJJDP's DMC 211u001eInitiative, each pilot state assessed the extent of DMC in its juvenile justice 211u001esystem. In Phase II, each state designed and implemented strategies to address 211u001ethe disproportionate representation identified in Phase I. The Initiative also 211u001eincluded a National Evaluation to document the lessons learned, identify key 211u001efactors in the success of state and local efforts, and determine the efficacy of 211u001edifferent interventions in reducing DMC. At the request of OJJDP, Caliber 211u001eAssociates, in conjunction with state representatives and Portland State 211u001eUniversity, conducted the National Evaluation, consisting of separate evaluations 211u001eof each pilot state and one non-pilot state. This report presents findings from 211u001ethe evaluation of the Iowa DMC demonstration project, which began in mid-1991, 211u001eprior to Iowa's selection as a DMC pilot site, and concluded in the Spring of 211u001e1995.