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prevention benefits of early - childhood and drug and substance abuse programs. The most <br />useful evaluations will ask and answer two basic questions. First, do the programs lower <br />crime rates and other costly behaviors'? Second, if the programs work, do they save more <br />money than they cost; that is, are they cost - effective? <br />ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF INTERVENTIONS <br />WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE OUTCOMES <br />To date, the Institute has analyzed evaluations for sixteen programs. Some programs are <br />located in Washington, though most are from elsewhere in the United States. Many <br />interventions are experimental programs that test a particular approach; a few evaluations <br />focus on system -wide applications. Table 1 briefly describes each program. <br />Table 1 <br />Pro • rams Evaluated for Criminal Justice Outcomes <br />Perry Preschool (Michigan) <br />A two -year pre - school educational program In the early 1960s for children In <br />poverty, w ith w eeky home visits by teacher. <br />Syracuse Family Development <br />A five -year early 1970s program for low Income, mostly single parent, ramifies <br />w ith pre -natal care, weekly home visits, parent training, child care, and nutrition <br />Seattle Social Development Project <br />A classroom management and instructional program for grades 1 to 6 w ith <br />components designed to prevent delinquency and substance abuse. <br />....................... . <br />Big Brothers/Big Sisters fMntoring <br />Quantum Oppodunitles <br />An intervention that matches a youth w ith a positive, caring adult volunteer for at <br />least a year. <br />The Intervention was a four -year program for disadvantaged high-school youth <br />that included mentoring, tutoring, life sklls, and financial Incentives to graduate. <br />.a:ul,�.0 n.. �t <br />i;:un << <br />Ai ` <br />An Intervention for first-tine or minor juvenile offenders using behavioral <br />contracting and chid advocacy. <br />Adolescent Diversion Project (Michigan) <br />Functional Family Therapy <br />A home -based intervention focused on increasing family problem - solving skills and <br />interactions among family members. <br />Intensive Supervision (Ohio) <br />A late 1980s intensive supervision program as an altematih to institutional <br />convrilmentfor non - violent felony offenders. <br />Intensive Supervision (Orange Co., CA) <br />InterAgency Coordination <br />An Intensive supervision program for chronic juvenile offenders w ith family <br />therapy provided by volunteers, along with community service programs. <br />In a rural setting, the intervention focused on improving how local agencies <br />coordinated service delivery to Individual first -tine offenders. <br />Juvenile Boot Camp Summary <br />The combined results of four recent studies of juvenile boot camps In California, <br />Denver, Cleveland, and Mobile. <br />MultlSystemlc Therapy <br />An Intensive home-based intervention for high-risk juvenile offenders in Immediate <br />risk of Institutional placement. <br />Paint Creek Youth Center (Ohio) <br />Teamchlkt (King County, WA) <br />An experimental program (small facilty with many intervention services) for <br />serious juvenile offenders committed to state institutions. <br />A program providing Legal (ctvit) and community advocacy services to juvenile <br />offende rs. <br />Thurston County Fasttrack Diversion <br />A program for first -time minor offenders on diversion w here youth appear before <br />a community accountability board shortly after committing an offense. <br />Treatment Foster Care (Oregon) <br />A program in w hloh chronic jwenne offenders are placed in a home w ith trained <br />foster parents, along w ith other treatment and probation services. <br />Page 31 <br />