Rigorous Evaluation of the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice's Second Chance Act Reentry Reform, 2012-2024

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Child Trends was funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to conduct an implementation and impact evaluation of the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice's (DJJ) Second Chance Act reentry reform efforts. Through a rigorous evaluation of DJJ's reentry efforts and the translation of study findings into recommendations for improving juvenile reentry efforts, this project aimed to enhance public safety and improve outcomes for young people reentering their communities. To achieve these goals, they completed three core objectives: 1) leverage DJJ's robust statewide administrative data system to conduct a quasi-experimental study to examine how the core components of DJJ's reentry reforms impact youth outcomes; 2) conduct an in-depth implementation evaluation to provide other states who are implementing federally funded reentry reforms with context for the study findings, as well as to identify challenges and solutions for implementing and sustaining the reforms; and 3) translate research findings for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers aiming to improve juvenile reentry. The grant was transferred to the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in October 2018.

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