Evidence-Based Practice in Juvenile Justice

Introduction.- Review of Research: Evidence Based Programs, 'What Works' Clearinghouses, and Implementation Science.- Case Studies of Successful and Unsuccessful Translation: Connecticut, Maine, New Mexico, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Washington, Florida.- Challenges and Prospects for Translation: Need for Local Expertise, Decentralized States, Work Force Issues, and Conterfeits.- Mechanisms, Tools and Strategies: Translational Services, Resource Centers for Excellence, Professional Associations, and Implementation Teams.- Final Thoughts and Conclusions: Future directions, and recommended actions.

Peter Greenwood is a nationally recognized expert in the fields of juvenile justice, delinquency prevention and sentencing policy. His most recently published book and articles include: "Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice (coauthored with Susan Turner) in James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia (eds) Crime and Public Policy, Oxford University Press (2011); Preventing and Reducing Youth Crime and Violence: Using Evidence Based Practices (2010) Sacramento, Governor's Office of Gang and Youth Violence Policy; Changing Lives: Delinquency Prevention as Crime Control Policy, published by the University of Chicago Press (2006); "Prevention and Intervention Programs for Juvenile Offenders: The Benefits of Evidence-Based Practice", Future of Children, Vol.18/ No. 2/ Fall 2008.

Dr. Greenwood was the founding Director of the RAND Corporation's Criminal Justice Program and has served on Research Advisory Boards for the Blueprints Project and the California Attorney General. He is currently the Executive Director of Advancing Evidence Based Practice and maintains a private consulting practice. He is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and earned a PhD at Stanford. in Industrial Engineering. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Experimental Criminology and recipient of the August Volmer Award from the American Society of Criminology.