When the results of this meta-analysis are considered

The gap

Evidence profile

Stated in the abstract and cells future research and discussion sections of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1981 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 32 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• Juvenile Transfer to Adult Court (2016) · Criminology & Public Policy · cited 16× · doi

  Nevertheless, when the results of this meta-analysis are considered along with findings from other relevant research conducted during the past 20 years, it seems clear that the practice of treating juveniles as adults should be limited to the most serious, violent, and chronic offenders, who are in need of lengthy incapacitation for the sake of public safety.

  generalstated in abstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: nevertheless meta considered along relevant conducted past years seems clear practice treating juveniles adults limited
• Experiencias de los adolescentes con el delito y la violencia (2026) · Revista Española de Investigación Criminológica · doi

  Future research should explore the mechanisms underlying the overlap between victimization and delinquent behavior - The study suggests the need for more research on the role of mental health in addressing adolescent delinquency - Future research should examine the effectiveness of integrated approaches to addressing adolescent experiences with crime and violence

  generalstated in cells future researchevidence 5/5
  Keywords: future research explore mechanisms underlying overlap between victimization
• Juvenile Transfer to Adult Court (2016) · Criminology & Public Policy · cited 16× · doi

  3) The basic question addressed in this body of research is as follows: Does transferring juvenile offenders to the adult criminal justice system produce a specific deterrent, criminogenic, or null effect? Unfortunately, despite two decades of research and the meta-analytic techniques employed in this study, a definitive answer to this question remains unclear.

  generalstated in abstractevidence 3/5
  Keywords: question basic addressed body follows transferring juvenile offenders adult criminal justice system produce specific deterrent
• Evaluation of a Juvenile Diversion Program (1981) · Evaluation Review · doi

  , treatment and service delivery), distinguish juveniles in high- risk of delinquency from low-risk cases, examine the data for differ- ential effects on subgroups of clients, or determine the statistical power of the analyses reported, Under these circumstances, it is an open question whether the poor showing of delinquency prevention programs is a result of ineffective programs or of crude and inadequate evaluation research.

  generalstated in discussionevidence 3/5
  Keywords: risk delinquency programs treatment service delivery distinguish juveniles high cases examine differ ential effects subgroups

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