Data Sources
Felony cohort (1989)
The simulation is calibrated to a 1989 felony cohort dataset (felony-1989-final.xlsx), following the approach in Sirakaya (2006). Individual-level records include demographics, offense history, supervision details, and community-level covariates.
NACJD datasets
Data is sourced from the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD).
Therapeutic Change, Length of Stay, and Recidivism
Incarcerated juvenile offenders in Washington State.
- ICPSR link
- Data is restricted; requires access approval.
4-H Mentoring / Youth and Families with Promise (YFP)
Process and outcome evaluation, Utah 2005-2010.
Self-Determination and Mental Health of Youth in Residential Placement
Additional reference dataset for juvenile program evaluation.