The Cost-effectiveness of Treatment and Rehabilitation for Juvenile Offenders: A case study Juvenile Vocational Training Center
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This research aims to evaluate the working performance’s effectiveness of the Juvenile Vocational Training Center. Seventeen centers where the samplings were recruited by in the secondary data, totaling 680 samples, monthly data between September 2016 and December 2019. This research was a mixed method. The cost-effectiveness analysis applied an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio for the quantitative research. In addition, eight key informants included both executives and experienced operators. They were participating in a focus group. The qualitative data was included content analysis and interpretative techniques. The results presented that there were about 4,263 youths in a year receiving courses of corrections, therapy and rehabilitation. “Training center E” was effective in its management and functions in delivering low-cost remedial therapy to youth group. The unit cost of center E is 15,000 Bath per month. There was 3.52% of cost reduction from effective management and rehabilitation whereas the number of re-offenders is decreasing. The authority should offer sufficient budget and develop a team-oriented resource management system to reduce the cost of centers in the long run.
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