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Evaluation
of the Anchorage Coordinated Agency Network (CANS) Program
by Matthew Giblin
Report prepared for the Anchorage Police Department and the Alaska
Division of Juvenile Justice. Anchorage: Justice Center, University
of Alaska Anchorage, October 2000.
Document
in Adobe Acrobat format
Abstract: In spring 1999, the Anchorage Police
Department and the Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice formed
a partnership to enhance the supervision and services provided
to juvenile probationers in Anchorage. Modeled after a successful
program in San Diego, California, the Anchorage Coordinated Agency
Network (CANS) project extended the supervision arm of the youth
probation office by having Anchorage police officers make random
visits to juvenile probationers. This evaluation examines the
CANS program during its pilot phase, June through December 1999.
The evaluation assesses whether juveniles participating in the
CANS program differed from a control group of non-CANS participants
with respect to new probation violations and new offenses. An
effort is also made to determine the most important factors predicting
program outcomes.
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