WestEd In the News/Awards

Type: In the News
Status: Live, 08/10/2007
Article Title: Tipton County Teens Get Message from Behind Bars
WestEd Title: Anthony Petrosino on Criminal Justice Evaluation Research
URL: http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/millington/article/0,2845,MCA_21396_5650043,00.html
Source: Memphis, TN Commercial Appeal
Pub Date: July 29, 2007
Sort Date: 07/29/2007
Date Posted: 08/10/2007
Reporter: McKenzie, Kevin
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Summary:
Anthony Petrosino, WestEd Senior Research Associate specializing in criminal justice evaluation research, was quoted in an article overviewing an anger management program administered by a Tennessee juvenile court. Petrosino noted that several evaluations found that adolescents who attended "scared straight" programs were re-arrested more often than other troubled youth.
Program: Health & Human Development Program, Learning Innovations
Staff: Anthony Petrosino