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One-way ANOVAs also revealed differences in recidivism rates for participants based on

the services provided to answer the second research question, “Do recidivism rates vary based on

the types of services provided?” Across the agencies, no single program demonstrated lower rates

of recidivism compared to the Youth Diversion Program overall. However, trends were observed

among four agencies/service providers that showed either no significant difference or higher rates

of recidivism compared to the other programs: Anuvia, Family First, Urban Thoughts, and “Other.”

Two of these agencies’ recidivism rates exceeded that of the state. Four agencies showed either no

significant difference or lower rates of recidivism compared to other programs: Future Leaders,

Prevention, Teen Court, and Youth Development Initiative. These four agencies had recidivism

rates lower than the state recidivism rate. Table 7 provides the recidivism rate for each

agency/service provider.

Table 7. Recidivism Rates by Service Provider

Total Recidivism Rate
Service Provider Participants
Yes No

A. Anuvia 223 19.7% 80.3%

B. Family First 193 28.0% 72.0%

C. Urban Thoughts 225 20.0% 80.0%

D. Other 492 26.2% 73.8%

E. Future Leaders 253 10.7% 89.3%

F. Prevention 170 6.5% 93.5%

G. Teen Court 446 17.3% 82.7%

H. Youth Development Initiative 469 12.8% 87.2%

I. State Sample 14,120 25% 75%

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