View source for Analysis of Youth Assessment and Screening Instrument (YASI)

'''Students''': [[User:Nmorrow|Nadia Morrow]]

'''Mentor''': Dr. Darren Wheelock

==Project Background==

In Milwaukee and other places around the country, electronic monitoring is used as an alternative to sending juveniles to detention centers. The belief is that electronic monitoring along with effective use of the YASI assessment tool will allow for suitable intervention to prevent juveniles from reentering in the system.

==Project Description==

Risk assessments are used heavily in the juvenile system to determine what actions will be taken towards the juvenile. They are used by scoring the juveniles risk of re-offending and based on the risk level, judgement, intervention and detention. However, there has been no research for Milwaukee County's use of the scores and if using YASI accurately allows for correct intervention of the juvenile.

==Tentative Milestones==
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! Week !! Description
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| Week 1 || 
*Attend orientation and get acquainted with research 
*Familiarizing with what has been done on the project
*Discuss project with Dr. Darren Wheelock
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| Week 2 ||
*Train about proper methods to conduct research
*Draft research question focus and discuss with mentor
*Familiarize with approaches to similar projects
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| Week 3 ||
*Train about using LaTex
*Begin annotated bibliography
*Refine research questions
*Familiarize with approaches to similar projects
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| Week 4 ||
*Continue developing annotated bibliography
*Begin cleaning the data
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