Evaluation Of Robinson s Juvenile Recidivism Prevention...

ABSTRACT According to the Office of Juvenile Justice and delinquency prevention, mentoring is a valuable method to avert at-risk juvenile from involvement in delinquency and also to facilitate already delinquent ones to transform their lives for the better. Evaluation is useful in assuring that the mentoring program is working as intended and to establish whether the program is meeting its goals and objectives. Without conducting an actual evaluation, program teams sometimes draw on findings that have been linked to the outcome in similar mentoring programs (OJJDP, 1995). Research shows that some of the more meticulous evaluations approaches call for outside evaluators who are capable of remaining objective during the process. Sanchez†¦show more content†¦A detailed breakdown of projected costs establishes the need for a $ 9,800 by RJRPC to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of its program to be able to confidently assert the effectiveness of mentoring in reducing juvenile recidivism . INTRODUCTION Overview Mentoring is an effective way to prevent at-risk youth especially from getting involved in delinquency and also to help already delinquent youth/ juvenile offenders to change their lives for the better. RJRPC mentoring program targets non-violent, non-serious, non-sex juvenile offenders aged between 10 and 18 who live on the South West area of Napa City and who are referred to RJRPC by the Family Court and the Napa County Juvenile Probation and Corrections Department. The center, which was established in 2006, has served over 14,000 youth within the 9 years it has been in operation with its six programs designed to focus on the individual, relationships, or community. Our juvenile mentoring program is designed to serve the needs of the youth in family like setting, situated as close to home as possible, with action built around the youth and family strengths while delivering services in a culturally sensitive and competent manner. The purpose of conducting this long over due evalua tion is to answer vital questions about the effectiveness of our mentoring program. Data collected during the evaluation will be useful to