John K. Roman, Jeffrey A. Butts, and Caterina Roman (2011). “Evaluating Systems Change in a Juvenile Justice Reform Initiative.” Children and Youth Services Review, 33: S41-S53. Evaluating comprehensive, inter-agency initiatives to reform human services systems presents substantial challenges to traditional research models. Outcomes are observed at the system level rather than the individual level, and the … Continue reading
Daniel P. Mears, Tracey L. Shollenberger, Janeen B. Willison, Colleen E. Owens, and Jeffrey A. Butts (2010). Practitioner Views of Priorities, Policies, and Practices in Juvenile Justice. Crime & Delinquency, 56(4): 535-563. Dramatic changes in juvenile justice have occurred in recent decades. One result has been the emergence of new policies and practices, many of which … Continue reading
Daniel P. Mears and Jeffrey A. Butts (2008). Using Performance Monitoring to Improve the Accountability, Operations, and Effectiveness of Juvenile Justice. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 19(3): 264-284. The juvenile justice system has been transformed in recent years with a range of policies designed to hold youth accountable, but how does society hold this system accountable? Calls … Continue reading
Laura Nissen, Jeffrey A. Butts, Daniel Merrigan, and M. Kate Kraft (2006). The RWJF Reclaiming Futures Initiative: Improving Substance Abuse Interventions for Justice-Involved Youth. Juvenile & Family Court Journal, 57(4), 39-51. Juvenile justice systems in the United States do not always respond effectively to substance abuse problems among young offenders. In 2002, the Robert Wood … Continue reading
