U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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This Bulletin features evaluations of programs that have implemented the MST approach. Of particular interest is the Simpsonville, South Carolina, program, which services serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders at imminent risk of out-of-home placement. The Simpsonville program has significantly reduced recidivism rates at substantial savings in terms of both human and financial considerations.
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Research and Program Development Division develops knowledge on national trends in juvenile delinquency; supports a program for data collection and information sharing that incorporates elements of statistical and systems development; identifies how delinquency develops and the best methods for its prevention, intervention, and treatment; and analyzes practices and trends in the juvenile justic...
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