The demonstration program involved training juvenile probation officers at three sites in two states (Connecticut and Mississippi) to use two risk and needs assessment instruments-the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY) and the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-Second Version (MAYSI-2)-in conjunction with risk-need-responsivity principles and a decision-making model for case planning. The sites used a standardized implementation process to select tools, develop policies, categorize available services and interventions, and develop or modify existing case plans.

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