emphasized throughout the book, so it is surprising that the discussion about what works and evidence-based practices is lacking.Chapter 3 outlines the methodology and research questions and provides basic descriptions of the subjects, instruments, interventions, and study locations. The study was a quasi-experimental design using a historically matched control group. This was as strong of a research design as possible because FFP already had been implemented statewide prior to the study inception. There are 13 research questions that can be broken down into two broad areas of examination: (a) Is FFP more effective than other types of parole? (b) Does parole officers' adherence to and experience with the FFP model affect the effectiveness of the intervention?Results are presented in Chapter 4. Overall, FFP is shown to be more effective than the traditional form of parole for only those highest risk offenders whose parole officers adhered highly to the model implementation. These results are cautionary, however, as there was a significant amount of missing data (30% in some cases), and cases were dropped from analysis for a variety of reasons. Furthermore, much of the analysis was conducted through the use of bivariate tables when more rigorous multivariate models that used control variables could have been used.The results chapter is cumbersome. There are 24 tables in the book and some do not use standard statistical presentation. For example, the numbers and/or percentages of youth in each category in the tables are not consistently presented nor are the results of significance testing. The reader is left to thumb back and forth between tables and written description of findings to fully understand results. Better family functioning is underscored as one of the positive outcomes of FFP, yet it is unclear that this is the case. Several tables that display the results of a 5-point Likert-type scale on whether family functioning improved as a result of FFP are described as showing an ''improvement'' when the average rating for all items was around 3. The reader is left to wonder how this shows improvement as the items were coded; a clear description of coding is not provided.Adherence to the FFP model is analyzed in-depth from multiple perspectives in this chapter. This is a fine examination of what parts of the program parole officers adhered to and how that affected outcomes for youth. In addition, a creative examination of how parole officers' experience with FFP over time affected youth outcomes was examined. These sets of analyses are the highlights of the results section.A good summary of the results is presented in the fifth and final chapter. Implications for public policy are then discussed based on the argument that FFP is an effective means of intervention. The policy implications include the expansion of the use and training in FFP, which may be a bit overstated, given the limited positive findings and analytical problems described above. The process evaluation portion of this study is important and wel...

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