Appendix of Juvenile Justice Resources

Juvenile Justice System Enhancement Strategy (JJSES)

• JJSES in Pennsylvania Monograph
• 2007 JCJC Recidivism Study
• Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Recidivism Report: Juveniles with Cases Closed 2007-2009
• 2012 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions Report
• Juvenile Justice Evidence-based Practices in Rural Communities
  by The Carey Group

Balanced and Restorative Justice (BARJ)

• Pennsylvania Council of Chief Juvenile Probation Officers
• Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
• Juvenile County Judges' Commission

SPEP™ Score

• SPEP Score Worksheet
• SPEP Service Type Fact Sheets
• Quality of Service
• Risk Level of Youth Served

Preparing for SPEP

• Pre-visit Checklist
• Continuum of Services
• SPEP Logic Model
• SPEP Task Matrix 

Performance Improvement Plan

• Performance Improvement Plan Guide
• Performance Improvement Plan Template
• Continuous Quality Improvement Guide

Research

• From Theory to Practice: What Works in Reducing Recidivism
  By Edward J. Latessa, Ph.D.
• Howell Lispey Research Based Guidelines
• Lispey Effective Interventions
• YLS Validity Study

SPEP Related Presentations

• Presentations

  • Framework for Reforms — Juvenile Justice System Enhancement Strategy (Where we are and where we are going—Strategy for Statewide expansion)
    Keith Synder,Deputy Director,Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Judges' Commission

  • Research Overview and National Framework
    Dr. James C. Buddy Howell, National Gang Center

  • Desistence Research
    Dr. Edward P. Mulvey, PhD , Professor of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

  • Foundations of EBP and Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP)
    Dr. Mark W. Lipsey, Director Peabody Research Institute, Vanderbilt University

  • SPEP Scoring and Program Certification Training
    Gabrielle Lynn Chapman, Ph.D. Peabody Research Institute

• Webinars

  • Understanding SPEP: The Partnership & The Process
    Presented by Stephanie Bradley & Brian Bumbarger Download the slides.

  • Preparing for the SPEP
    Presented by Stephanie Bradley, Jeff Gregro, & Meghan Blevins. Download the slides.

  • Classifying Service Types
    Presented by Heather Perry, Lisa Freese, Shawn Peck & Jeff Gregro.  Download the slides.

  • Creating & Understanding Logic Models for Juvenile Justice Programs
    Presented by Mary Ann Demi, Sebrina Doyle, Heather Perry, and Phyllis Law. Download the slides.

  • SPEP in PA Question & Answer Session
    Presented by EPISCenter, Gabrielle Chapman, & Jeff Gregro. Download the slides.

  • Data Collection: Scoring Duration, Dosage and Risk Level
    Presented by Sebrina Doyle, Lisa Freese, Jeff Gregro, Marc Maddy, and Meghan Blevins. Download the slides.

  • SPEP: A Year in Review
    Presented by Heather Perry, EPISCenter and Jeff Gregro, Deputy Chief Juvenile Probation Officer for Berks County. Download the slides.

  • SPEP Informational Call
    Stephanie Bradley, EPISCenter; Bob Williams, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer for Berks County; and Jeff Gregro, Deputy Chief Juvenile Probation Officer for Berks County
    Watch the recording