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An Outcome Study of the Diversion Plus Program for Juvenile Offenders.--Authors James J. Kammer, Kevin I. Minor, and James B. Wells present findings from an outcome study of the Diversion Plus Program, an alternative intervention to formal court processing for juveniles charged with status and less serious delinquent offenses. Findings based on case record data reveal that while most juveniles graduated from the program, relatively high proportions of graduates and nongraduates were rearrested over a 1-year followup. Significantly fewer females than males recidivated. Among graduates who were rearrested, there is evidence of escalation from status to minor delinquent offending but scant evidence of escalation from minor delinquency to felonious delinquency.

Noting that few studies have evaluated halfway houses designed exclusively for probationers, authors Kevin I. Minor and David J. Hartmann report on a study of a probation halfway house known as the Kalamazoo Probation Enhancement Program (KPEP). Findings reveal that while relatively few residents received successful discharges from KPEP, those who did were less likely than those who received unsuccessful discharges to recidivate during a 1-year followup period.