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Partnership Project 28 PDE PLAN STEP 1: DEFINING THE PROBLEM What problem or problems should your program address? What evidence implies that these are real problems? 1. Target population: First time misdemeanor juvenile offenders, ages 11-17, in Anne Arundel County, Caroline County, Charles County, Kent County, Montgomery County, and St. Mary’s County. 2. Problems facing this population: a. Youth involvement in delinquent behavior 3. Evidence implying problem(s): a. Caroline County cites teen binge drinking, violence-related school suspensions, juvenile violent and non-violent arrests as problems in their community. Nearly 83 students for every 1,000 were suspended due to a violent act in school, almost double the state rate. Juvenile violent crime arrest was 292 per 10,000, also higher than the state rate (214.7). Over the past decade, the overall increase of DJS intake was 301.9%. The state increase was only 41.3%. b. Anne Arundel County indicates an increase in DJS intakes during 2003 with 3,345 intakes completed. c. Kent County lists substance abuse and delinquency.
Partnership Project 29 STEP 2: SETTING GOALS What are the goals your program is intended to reach? How can you measure each goal? When do you expect to have made a substantial difference? How will you know your program made the difference? Goal 1: By 6 months after the arrest that placed the youth in study, the level of delinquent behavior among Teen Court participants will be reduced by 10% relative to a comparable group of non- Teen Court participants. Measurement of Goal 1 (Instruments, timing of desired effect): (a) DJS intake records for treatment and comparison youths at 6 months after the arrest that placed the youth in study. (b) 28 items designed to measure delinquency and included in a survey developed for use in the Teen Court evaluation (See Appendix A.1 for specific items). [Note: this measure is expected to be more sensitive to changes in the level of delinquent behavior than DJS records because it will capture all behavior during the time period covered rather than behavior that comes to the attention of DJS.] Research Design: The evaluation will consist of two parts. To complete the first part, the 6 Teen Courts will undergo process evaluations in order to confirm that each program is being run in compliance with the Teen Court standards (see step 6 of this PDE Plan). The process evaluation will utilize several forms, including a monthly summary, offender referral form, offender intake form, offender closeout form, teen court oversight committee yearly survey, volunteer demographic form, and attendance sheets for hearings, trainings, and oversight committee meetings. The second part of the evaluation looks at the outcomes of Teen Court. This portion of the study will only involve five of the six counties participating in the overall evaluation (Caroline County will not be participating in the outcome study). Each of the five Teen Courts involved in 29
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