Juvenile Evening Reporting Centers: A Research Note on an Emerging Practice. (April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Garland, Brett; Moore, Sara; Stohr, Mary K.; Kyle, Michael
• Is Part Of: Youth violence and juvenile justice. Volume 14:Number 2(2016:Apr.)
• Page Start: 164
• Page End: 174
• Publication Date: 2016-04
• Subjects: juvenile detention -- diversion -- after-school programming -- incapacitation; Youth and violence -- United States -- Periodicals; Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States -- Periodicals; Juvenile delinquency -- United States -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Juvenile corrections -- United States -- Periodicals; 364.360973
• DOI: 10.1177/1541204014559523
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1541-2040

Abstract

Placing youth in detention centers has the potential to generate negative educational and behavioral consequences. Recognizing this problem, scholars and juvenile justice policy makers and practitioners have searched for viable alternatives during the past two decades. One alternative promoted by the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative is the evening reporting center (ERC). Although promoted as a promising practice, little is known about the ERC's operational design and effectiveness. This research note explores the ERC through site visits at seven locations across the United States. Data from the site visits are integrated with evidence-based literature to provide suggestions for examining the need for the ERC, creating a model design, and evaluating the program.