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The Adolescent Diversion Project: 25 Years of Research on an Ecological Model of Intervention

Smith, Emilie Phillips, Wolf, Angela M., Cantillon, Dan M., Thomas, Oseela, Davidson, William S.·2004·Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community
DOI 10.1300/j005v27n02_03
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The Adolescent Diversion Project (ADP) is an ecological program that seeks to promote family and community support and divert youth from further potentially labeling contact with the juvenile justice system. This manuscript reviews results from three phases of research that test program efficacy, compare intervention components, and examine staffing models. The model involves trained paraprofessionals who utilize behavioral contracting and community advocacy to help families of delinquent youth. Results are then presented from the fourth phase, the current study that replicates the model and presents an empirical test of the underlying conceptual framework derived from social-interactionist/ labeling theory. Again, ADP is found to result in less official delinquency than the “warn and release” or juvenile justice processing conditions. Perceived negative labeling is related to increased delinquency while perceived awareness of youth activities without labeling is related to reduced delinquency. The results highlight the importance of the family, community, and juvenile justice contexts and their reactions to juvenile delinquency.

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  • The Supreme Court's embrace of developmental and neuroscience research launched significant additional reforms in states' juvenile justice systems, but these reforms were based at least as much on other social scientific research.

    “The Supreme Court’s embrace of developmental and neuroscience research launched significant additional reforms in states’ juvenile justice systems, but these reforms, importantly, were based at least as much on other social scientific research, which supported the interrelated conclusions that severe punitive prison-focused sentences of juvenile offenders was detrimental both for youth development”

    From The role (and limits) of developmental neuroscience in determining adolescents' autonomy rights: The case for reproductive and voting rights (2024) · cites this paper as Smith et al., 2004

  • Other social scientific research supported the conclusions that severe punitive prison-focused sentences of juvenile offenders were detrimental both for youth development and for community safety.

    “which supported the interrelated conclusions that severe punitive prison-focused sentences of juvenile offenders was detrimental both for youth development and for community safety (Mulvey et al., 2014, Smith et al., 2004).”

    From The role (and limits) of developmental neuroscience in determining adolescents' autonomy rights: The case for reproductive and voting rights (2024) · cites this paper as Smith et al., 2004

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Authors
Smith, E. P., Wolf, A. M., Cantillon, D. M., Thomas, O., & Davidson, W. S.
Affiliations
  • Pennsylvania State University (US)
  • National Council on Crime and Delinquency (US)
  • University of Illinois Chicago (US)
  • Michigan State University (US)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2004-04-22
Volume
27
Issue
2
Pages
29-47
ISSN
  • 0270-3114 (ISSN-L)
  • 1085-2352
  • 1540-7330
DOI
10.1300/j005v27n02_03
OpenAlex
W1827474271
Cited by
35
References
36
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 3
FWCI
3.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Law › Legal and Social Justice Studies
  • Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
Keywords
juvenile delinquency, labeling theory, social interactionist theory, family support, community support, behavioral contracting, paraprofessionals, community advocacy, program replication, program efficacy

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