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. 2021 Dec 21;8:100150. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2021.100150

Table 2.

Detailed Description of Interventions Evaluating Primary Prevention of Criminal Legal Involvement (CLI).

Reference Design Year Intervention Sample Outcome Reduce CLI Detailed CLI Findings
(Duration Follow-up)
Education Dodge et al. 2015 RCT 1991-1993 Fast Track program: programming including parents and children for kindergartners deemed high-risk N=891 Conviction Yes Convictions (violent): 30.9% reduction (p=0.04); Convictions (drug): 34.7% reduction (p=0.03). No difference property/public order convictions.
Youth (20+ years)
Reynolds et al. 2001 Quasi 1983-1989 Children-Parent Center: preschool-third grade and wraparound services for students and parents N=677 Arrest Yes Arrest (any): 8% reduction (p<0.001); arrest (violent): 5.2% reduction (p<0.01).
Giovanelli et al. 2018 Youth (15+ years)
Weikart et al. 1998 RCT 1967 High Scope/Perry Preschool: high quality preschool with focus on parental involvement N=123 Arrest Yes Arrest (5+): 28% absolute reduction (p<0.05);
Youth (25 years)
Schweinhart and Weikart 1997 RCT 1967 High Scope/Perry Preschool Curriculum N=68 Arrest Yes Arrest (mean): 0.2 treatment group versus 0.9 control (p=0.04); arrests (property): 0.0 treatment group versus 0.9 control (p=0.01); no difference violent crime arrests.
Youth (20 years)
Campbell et al. 2012 RCT 1972-1977 Abecedarian Project: Intensive early childhood education, no parental component N=111 Felony/Misdemeanor Conviction No No observed difference between treatment groups in risk of criminal conviction.
Youth (30 years)
Deming et al. 2011 RCT 2002 First-choice middle or high school enrollment by random lottery in Charlotte, NC (all male population) N=44,028 Arrests, Incarcerations Yes Arrest: 45% reduction (felony) and 70% reduction (drug felony) for high-risk HS winners.
Youth (7 years) Incarceration: 50% shorter prison sentence length for high-risk lottery winners
Cullen, et al. 2006 RCT 2000-2001 Attending school of choice in Chicago Public School lottery system N=19,520 Arrests Yes Arrest: 5% reduction (p<0.05)
Youth
Housing Kling et al. 2005 and Sciandra et al. 2013 RCT 1994-1998 Moving to Opportunity: housing voucher +/- move to lower poverty neighborhood N=4643 Arrest Yes Females: decreased arrests (property & violent)
Youth (10 years) Males: decreased arrests (violent) increased arrests (property)
Healthcare Kitzman et al. 2019 RCT 1990-1991 Nurse Family Partnership: Prenatal Care via Home Nurse N=742 Arrest/Conviction Yes Arrests (girls): no differences detected
Infant (18 years) Convictions (girls): 53% reduction among female participants (p=0.08)
No detectable differences among boys.
Olds et al. 1997 RCT 1978-1980 Nurse Family Partnership: Prenatal/Infant Care via Home Nurse N=400 Arrest/Conviction Yes Arrests (girls): 77% reduction (p<0.05)
Olds et al. 1998 Infant (19 years) Convictions (girls): 80% reduction (p<0.05)
Echkenrode et al. 2010 No detectable differences among boys.
Mothers also found to have significantly fewer arrests and convictions (p<0.10)
Zun et al. 2006 RCT 1998-1999 Hospital-based violence prevention: intensive case management N=188 Incarceration/Arrest No No detectable differences between the treatment groups.
Youth (12 months)
Employment Heller 2016 RCT 2012 One Summer Plus: 8-week, part-time employment + mentorship N=1634 Arrest Yes Arrests (violent): 43% relative reduction
Youth (16 months)
Social Support Weiss et al. 2013 RCT (-) Multisystemic Therapy (MST) – cognitive behavioral therapy + family and school support N=164 Arrest No No detectable differences between the treatment groups.
Youth (2.5 years)
Levine et al. 2019 Quasi (2001) Guardian Model: intensive care coordination for client with severe mental illness (SMI) + guardian N=217 Arrest Yes Arrests: 0.25 reduction in arrests (p<.001)
Adults with SMI (3 years)

RCT = randomized controlled trial; Quasi = quasi-experimental design; CLI = criminal legal involvement.