Targeted RECLAIM (Ohio)
Problems addressed
Recidivism
Juvenile delinquency
Effectiveness

Promising

.

.

.

.

.

Promising

Want to know more about this classification? Check out our methodological manual.

Life periods served
Teenagers (14 to 17 years)
Adults (18 to 59 years)
Where the program was applied
Prisons or socio-educational residential centers
Community (streets or community centers)
Country of application
United States
Description

This is a program of alternative community treatment measures for youth in contact with the criminal system. The goal is to reduce incarceration and recidivism through interventions in communities, not in correctional institutions.
Three services are offered:
1) Residential programs, where more intensive interventions are provided for educational and vocational training, mental health treatment, and substance use rehabilitation.
2) Community-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy programs, with the application of 25 sessions to reduce behavioral problems and offending behavior through cognitive restructuring techniques and social and emotional skills training.
3) Family interventions, with the application of multisystemic therapy or assistive services.

Impact evaluations

The impact evaluation showed that youth in the treatment group were significantly less likely to be incarcerated during the one-year follow-up period compared to those in the control group (8.5% of the treatment group experienced arrests versus 14.5% of the control group). This difference was statistically significant [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Labrecque, R. M., Schweitzer, M. & Mattick, K. L. (2016). A quasi-experimental evaluation of a juvenile justice reinvestment initiative. Journal of Crime and Justice, 41(1), 49–61. https://doi.org/10.1080/0735648X.2016.1194222

Information source