Summary: <p>Co-authors Michael Rempel and Suvi Hynynen Lambson discuss the findings of their study, <a href="http://www.courtinnovation.org/research/adolescent-diversion-program-first-year-evaluation-alternatives-conventional-case-processin" target="_blank">The Adolescent Diversion Program: A First Year Evaluation of Alternatives to Conventional Case Processing for Defendants Ages 16 and 17 in New York</a>. The study examines the <a href="http://www.courtinnovation.org/research/adolescent-diversion-program-court-system-pilots-new-approach-young-offenders" target="_blank">Adolescent Diversion Program</a>, finding that diverting youth to services does not increase recidivism rates and, in fact, reduces recidivism for high-risk participants.</p>
