The Division of Juvenile Justice Outcome Evaluation
May 2023 (Revised February 2025)
Kristy N. Matsuda, Susan F. Turner, and Laceé Pappas, University of California, Irvine
The Center for Evidence-Based Corrections at the University of California, Irvine has been evaluating the components of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Division of Juvenile Justice’s (DJJ) treatment framework. The purpose of this report is to provide the findings of the DJJ outcome evaluation. Specifically, this research tests the impact of DJJ treatment programming, the Integrated Behavioral Treatment Model (IBTM), on negative behaviors within DJJ (i.e., involvement in serious incidents) and post-release (i.e., rearrest and reconviction). This report is the final in the evaluation series. CDCR closed all DJJ institutions on June 30, 2023.