Alternative Incarceration for Juvenile Offenders: Electronic Monitoring and Detention Alternatives for Responsible Teens Programs in Utah
Study Dates: 1998 Study Description: Youths served in the Division of Youth Corrections (DYC) Region II Detention Alternative for Responsible Teens (DART) and Region I Electronic Monitoring (EM) programs during FY ‘96 were located in the DYC database/state mainframe interface. In addition to basic recidivism rates for each program, the difference between the number of charges one year before and after services was examined through calculating suppression rates, and through tests of statistical significance.