Table 2.
Summary data of study and sample features by individual study
| Citation | Program name | Program format | Primary program type | Program length (weeks); Intensity (hours × weeks) | Primary domains of outcome data | Youth age category (Mean Age) | N | Girls (%) | Research design | Targeted intervention population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beets et al. (2009) | Positive Action | Group | Cognitive skills | 20 (intended); 175 | Delinquency | 11 and younger (5) | 1,714 | 50 | Experimental | Universal |
| Bergseth and Bouffard (2012) | Restorative justice | Individual | n/a | Missing | Recidivism | 12 and older (15) | 551 | 27 | Quasi-Experimental | Indicated |
| Chamberlain, Leve, and DeGarmo (2007) | Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care | Multimodal | Behavior modification | 24.86 (actual) | Delinquency; Recidivism | 12 and older (15.3) | 81 | 100 | Experimental | Indicated |
| Day, Zahn, and Tichavsky (2014) | Gender Responsive Programming | Group | Behavior modification | 2.2 (actual) | Recidivism | 12 and older (15) | 283 | 50 | Quasi-Experimental | Indicated |
| Farrell, Meyer, Sullivan, and Kung (2003) | Responding in Peaceful and Positive Ways | Group | Cognitive skills | 12 (intended) | Delinquency; Mental Health | 12 and older (12.8) | 476 | 52 | Experimental | Selective |
| Farrell, Meyer, and White (2001) | Responding in Peaceful and Positive Ways | Group | Cognitive skills | 25 (intended); 21 | Delinquency | 11 and younger (11.7) | 626 | 50 | Experimental | Selective |
| Flay, Graumlich, Segawa, Burns, and Holliday (2004) | Social Development Curriculum (SDC) | Group | Cognitive skills | 48 (actual) | Delinquency | 11 and younger (10.8) | 1,155 | 50 | Experimental | Selective |
| Foshee et al. (2014) | Safe Dates | Group | Cognitive skills | 20 (actual); 9 | Delinquency | 12 and older (14.5) | 284 | 51 | Experimental | Universal |
| Hay, Meldrum, Forrest, and Ciaravolo (2009) | Children At Risk | Individual | n/a | 96 (intended) | Delinquency | 12 and older (12.3) | 307 | 49.41 | Experimental | Selective |
| Javdani and Allen (2016) | Girls Advocacy Project/ROSES | Individual | n/a | 24 (actual); 168 | Delinquency; Mental Health | 12 and older (15.2) | 51 | 100 | Non-Experimental | Indicated |
| Kim and Leve (2011) | Middle School Success | Multimodal | n/a | 3 (intended) | Delinquency; Mental Health | 11 and younger (11.48) | 100 | 100 | Experimental | Selective |
| Koegl, Farrington, Augimeri, and Day (2008) | SNAP under 12 Outreach Project | Multimodal | Cognitive skills | 12 (intended); 36 | Delinquency | 11 and younger (8.69) | 66 | 25 | Experimental | Indicated |
| Larzelere, Daly, Davis, Chmelka, and Handwerk (2004) | Girls and Boys Town | Group | Behavior modification | 68.4 (actual) | Delinquency; Mental Health | 12 and older (14.9) | 440 | 38 | Non-Experimental | Indicated |
| Leve and Chamberlain (2007) | Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care | Multimodal | Behavior modification | 24.86 (actual) | Delinquency | 12 and older (15.3) | 81 | 100 | Experimental | Indicated |
| Leve, Chamberlain, and Reid (2005) | Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care | Multimodal | Behavior modification | 24.86 (actual) | Delinquency; Mental Health; Recidivism | 12 and older (15.3) | 81 | 100 | Experimental | Indicated |
| Nickel, et al. (2006) | Brief Strategic Family Therapy | Family | Family systems | 12 (intended); 20 | Mental Health | 12 and older (15) | 40 | 100 | Experimental | Indicated |
| Oesterle et al. (2010) | Communities that Care | n/a | n/a | n/a | Mental Health | 12 and older (mean not specified) | 4,407 | 49 | Experimental | Universal |
| Oesterle et al. (2014) | Communities that Care | n/a | n/a | n/a | Delinquency | 12 and older (mean not specified) | 4,407 | 50 | Experimental | Universal |
| Ogden and Hagen (2009) | Multi-Systemic Therapy | Multimodal | Family systems | 20 (actual) | Recidivism | 12 and older (14.4) | 117 | 35 | Experimental | Indicated |
| Park, Enright, Essex, Zahn-Waxler, and Klatt (2013) | Forgiveness Intervention & Skillstreaming Program | Group | Cognitive skills | 12 (intended) | Delinquency | 12 and older (16) | 48 | 100 | Experimental | Indicated |
| Quinn and Van Dyke (2004) | Family Solutions Program | Family | Family systems | 9 (actual); 18 | Recidivism | 12 and older (13.9) | 455 | 58 | Quasi-experimental | Indicated |
| Schick and Cierpka (2005) | The Faustlos Curriculum | Group | Cognitive skills | Missing | Delinquency | 11 and younger (7) | 335 | 48 | Experimental | Universal |
| Simon, Sussman, Dahlberg, and Dent (2002) | Project Toward No Drug Abuse | Group | Cognitive skills | 3 (intended); 6 | Delinquency | 12 and older (16.8) | 850 | 45 | Quasi-experimental | Selective |
| Trupin, Stewart, Beach, and Boesky (2002) | Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Program | Group | Cognitive skills | 12 (intended); 30 | Mental Health | 12 and older (15) | 45 | 100 | Quasi-experimental | Indicated |
| Vazsonyi, Belliston, and Flannery (2004) | PeaceBuilders | Group | Behavior modification | 12 (intended) | Delinquency | 11 and younger (8.5) | 2,380 | 50 | Non-experimental | Selective |
| Walsh, Pepler, and Levene (2002) | Earlscourt Girls Connection | Family | Cognitive skills | 14 (intended) | Delinquency; Mental Health | 11 and younger (8.9) | 130 | 100 | Quasi-experimental | Indicated |
| Whitmore, Mikulich, Ehlers, and Crowley (2000) | Substance Abuse/Conduct Disorder Program | Individual | Family systems | 16 (actual) | Delinquency; Mental Health; Recidivism | 12 and older (15.5) | 106 | 100 | Quasi-experimental | Indicated |
| Wilson, Gottfredson, and Stickle (2009) | Teen Court | Group | n/a | Missing | Delinquency | 12 and older (15.2) | 75 | 35 | Experimental | Indicated |
| Wolfe et al. (2009) | Fourth R | Group | Cognitive skills | 21 (intended); 28 | Delinquency | 12 and older (14.5) | 1,722 | 52.8 | Experimental | Indicated |