Date of Award
Fall 2003
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Abstract
In 1997, San Francisco initiated a series of community-based services to provide intensive support and supervision of youthful offenders as part of a comprehensive juvenile justice plan. Probation youth were assigned to community case managers. The existing literature describes successful outcomes for juvenile offenders who are engaged in a positive adult relationship. A community case manager's role includes mentoring, brokering social, educational, and vocational services, facilitating family sessions and community supervision. This study looks at the relationship of dosage in achieving effective outcomes; lowered recidivism rates and increased educational participation. Dosage is described as the frequency of case management contacts, and the length of a case management treatment period. Case managers from San Francisco's juvenile justice • agencies will be surveyed on the intensity and frequency of their services. Case study analyses of four San Francisco juvenile justice initiatives are presented to document effective case management practices .
Recommended Citation
Choy, Keith, "NOBODY WAS ON ME: DOSAGE OF CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES PRODUCES "EFFECTIVE OUTCOMES FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS IN SAN FRANCISCO" (2003). EMPA Capstones. 88.
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/capstones/88
