In Search of Evidence-Based Practice in Juvenile Corrections: An Evaluation of Florida’s Avon Park Youth Academy and Street Smart Program

An evaluation of the Avon Park Youth Academy and Street Smart Program (APYA/SS) program. The evaluation demonstrated that the program has the potential to join the modest but growing list of evidence-based practices in juvenile corrections. However, NCCD evaluators recommended that program modifications and further research may be needed for APYA/SS to fully achieve the status of an evidence-based practice. 

An evaluation of the Avon Park Youth Academy and Street Smart Program (APYA/SS) program. The evaluation demonstrated that the program has the potential to join the modest but growing list of evidence-based practices in juvenile corrections. However, NCCD evaluators recommended that program modifications and further research may be needed for APYA/SS to fully achieve the status of an evidence-based practice.