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Evaluation of the South Oxnard Challenge Project, 1997-2001
Evaluation of the South Oxnard Challenge Project 19972001 Author:Susan Turner RAND Criminal Justice conducted a randomized experimental evaluation of theSouth Oxnard Challenge Project (SOCP), a collaborative project betweencounty, city and private non-profit agencies based on the "Corrections ofPlace" (COP) model. The project targets youth who live in South Oxnard orPort Hueneme, are between 12 and 18 years old, have a c... more »itation or violationof probation, and score at least 12 points on a risk assessment instrument.Although SOCP staff had more contacts with youth and offered more servicesto youth and families, SOCP and comparison youth showed similar outcomes onalcohol and drug use, restitution payments, community service, school, andrecidivism. Approximately half of study youth had no new arrests leading toa referral. SOCP and comparison youth were similar during the interventionin terms of the percent of referrals/arrests, sustainedpetitions/convictions (adult), and juvenile and adult commitments.« less