DJJ Resource Library - Reports & Publcations

DJJ Reports & Publications

The Ward Information and Parole Research Bureau conducts research on parole programs, develops projections for the department's institution and parole populations, and other specified research projects on wards.

In addition, the Institutions and Camps Research Bureau carries out short-term and long-term process and impact evaluations of the department's rehabilitative programs, conducts research designed to assess the department's institutional needs and provides technical assistance and resources for special projections. For your convenience, here's a directory of our most recent reports (some require Adobe Acrobat Reader 2.1+; you can download it for free):

Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Studies and Reports

Juvenile Justice Data Project Summary Report Documents

Notices and Research

Process Evaluation of the DJJ Residential Substance Abuse (RSAT) Program
   - Executive Report
   - Full Report

Drug Testing for Youthful Offenders on Parole

Model Programs and Promising Practices

Annotated Bibliography -- Delinquency Prevention
   - Evaluation Studies
   - Descriptive & Predictive Studies
   - Miscellaneous Articles

Additional Web Resources

Reports

Identifying Mental Health Treatment Needs Among Serious Institutionalized Delinquents using Paper-and-Pencil Screening Instruments: Final Report to the National Institute of Justice. Rudy Haapanen and Hans Steiner (Stanford University) - July 2003

Stanford Report of DJJ's Mental Health System
Hans Steiner, M.D. - Dec. 31, 2001

Treatment Needs Assessment (TNA) Report - March 1998

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Needs Assessment: Description and Preliminary Findings - August 2000

Dewitt Nelson 120-Day Drug Program for Parole Violators, Program Description (First Twelve Months)--November 2004

Population Management and Facilities Master Plan - June 2000