Author ORCID Identifier
Armstrong - https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6003-0031
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-10-2011
Publication Title
Journal of Criminal Justice
Volume
39
Issue
2
First Page
183
Last Page
191
Abstract
Purpose
Assessments of ongoing fiscal restructuring of juvenile justice system processes and the impact such restructuring has on juvenile incarceration rates are limited. When impacts of fiscal restructuring efforts have been assessed, researchers have focused on systemic, macro level changes in incarceration rates but avoided more focused, micro level impacts. This study fills this knowledge gap by examining the recent implementation of the Redeploy Illinois program in two pilot sites. In the Redeploy Illinois program, financial incentives were provided to select counties to develop community based alternatives to incarceration. The goal was to alleviate over reliance on state funded residential facilities for evaluation and confinement purposes.
Methods
Agency data were analyzed using qualitative methods to examine the effects of this change.
Results
Results of this study demonstrated that counties participating in the pilot test of the Redeploy Illinois program were able to reduce their levels of juvenile commitment to the state. Peoria County exceeded their reduction benchmark for all but two years, and St. Clair County well exceed their reduction benchmark for all full calendar years subsequent to implementation.
Conclusions
Findings are consistent with the limited literature exploring fiscal restructuring efforts designed to reduce county levels juvenile commitments.
Recommended Citation
Armstrong, G.S., Armstrong, T.A., Webb, V.J., & Atkin, C.A. (2011). Can financial incentives reduce juvenile confinement levels? An evaluation of the redeploy Illinois program. Journal of Criminal Justice, 39(2), 183-191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2011.01.007
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Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Elsevier in Journal of Criminal Justice on March 10, 2011, available online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2011.01.007