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Is drug treatment working for incarcerated juveniles?

A couple of months back I puzzled at the fact that, according to the evidence, the Texas Youth Commission's substance abuse treatment programs actually increase recidivism among participants compared to control groups that didn't go through the program. What I didn't know is that apparently that's not an atypical outcome. According to a Government Accountability Office report issued in December 2009 titled "DOJ Is Enhancing Information on Effective Programs, but Could Better Assess the Utility of This Information":Most experts indicated that there was limited evidence on the effectiveness and cost benefits of reentry programs, such as aftercare?programs that assist juvenile offenders in returning to their communities during the reentry process?and substance abuse programs, such as drug courts?specialized courts that provide programs for substance-abusing juveniles and their families...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on March 18, 2010 (boomark / email).