Awards Received

Crime Solutions Designation, U.S. Department of Justice

Exemplary Project, OJJDP, Department of Justice

Law Enforcement Assistance Administration Exemplary Project Status, Department of Justice

Lincoln Gold Medallion Award for University-Community Service, Office of the Governor

Exemplary Project Status for Adolescent Diversion Research Project, Child Welfare Information Exchange, Washington, D.C., Department of Health, Education and Welfare

Exemplary Prevention Research, APA Task Force on Prevention

Outstanding Model Program, National Association of County Governments

Outstanding Achievement for Research on Adolescence, Carnegie Foundation

The 2009 Outreach Scholarship W. K. Kellogg Foundation Engagement Award for the North Central Region

Jimmy and Roselyn Carter Award for University/Community Collaboration

Annual Reports

Davidson, W. S. (1985-2015) MSU/Ingham County Adolescent Diversion Project Annual Reports submitted annually for County Budget Process

Publications

Jimenz, T., Onifade, E., Davidson, W., & Hankins, S. (2010). Student experiences of the adolescent diversion project: A community based exemplar in the pedagogy of service-learning. American Journal of Community of Psychology. 46(3/4), 442-458

Davidson, W. S., Petersen, J. & Winslow, M. (2010). University community engagement: The case of alternative interventions with juvenile offenders. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 14(3), 49-68.

Smith, A., Wolf, A.M., Cantillon, D. M., Thomas, O., & Davidson, W. S. (2004). The Adolescent Diversion Project: Processes and Effectiveness of an Ecological Model of Intervention . Journal of preventive intervention in the community, 27, 29-47.

Freeark, K, & Davidson, W. S. , Eds. (2006) The crisis in youth mental health: Issues for families, schools and communities. Westport, CT: Praeger

Smith, E. P., Wolf, A. M., Cantillon, D., Davidson, II, W. S. (2004). Intervening with juvenile delinquents: A look Back at 25 Years of research on the adolescent diversion project. The Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, 27, 29-48.

Livsey, S & Davidson, W. S. II (2005). Contributions of Community Psychology to Criminal Justice: Prevention Research and Intervention. In Henry, S. & Lanier, M (Eds). The Essential Criminology Reader. New York: Westview Press.

Angelique, H.L., Reischl, T.L. & Davidson, W.S. (2002) Promoting political empowerment: Evaluation of an intervention with University students. American Journal of Community Psychology,30(6), 815-835.

Davidson, W.S. II, Jefferson, S.D., Legaspi, A., Lujan, J., and Wolf A.M. (2000) Alternative Interventions for Juvenile Offenders: History of the Adolescent Diversion Project. In C.R. Hollin (Ed.) Handbook of Offender Assessment and Treatment, New York: Wiley.

Mackin, J. R., Eby, K. K., Scofield, M.G., & Davidson, W. S. II (1999). Integrating the ivory tower and the community: The adolescent diversion project. In J. P. McKinney, L. B. Schiamberg, & L. Shelton (Eds.), Teaching the Course on Adolescent Development.

Scofield, M. E., & Davidson, W. S. (1999). Community approaches to delinquency control. In A. Goldstein (Ed.). Effective correctional practice, New York: American Correctional Association

Legler, R. E., Schillo, B. A., Speth, T., & Davidson, W. S. (1996). Prevention and diversion programs. In C. R. Hollin & K. Howells (Eds.), Clinical approaches to working with young offenders (pp. 109-125). New York: Wiley.

Eby, K. K., Mackin, J. R., Scofield, M. G., Legler, R. E., & Davidson, W. S. II (1995). The Adolescent Diversion Project. In R. R. Ross (Ed.), Going Straight: Effective Delinquency Prevention and Offender Rehabilitation. Ottawa, Canada: Air Training and Publication.

.Schillo, B. A. & Davidson, W. S. II (1994). The need for alternatives to secure detention for juvenile offenders. Journal for Juvenile Justice and Detention Services, Vol 9, 7-16.

Davidson, W. S., Redner, R., Mitchell, C. M., & Amdur, R. (1990). Alternative treatments for troubled youth. New York: Plenum.

Davidson, W. S., Redner, R., Blakely, C. H., Mitchell, C. M., & Emshoff, J. G. (1987). Diversion of juvenile offenders: An experimental comparison. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 55, 68-75.

Davidson, W. S., & Basta, J. (1989). Diversion from the juvenile justice system: Research evidence and a discussion of issues. In B. Lahey & A. Kazdin (Eds.), Advances in clinical psychology, 12, 85-112. New York: Plenum Publishing Corporation.

Basta, J. M., & Davidson, W. S. (1988). Treatment of juvenile offenders: Study outcomes since 1980. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 6, 355-384.

Davidson, W. S., Gensheimer, L. K., Mayer, J., & Gottschalk, R. (1988). Current status of rehabilitation programs for juvenile offenders. In C. Hampton (Ed.), Antisocial behavior and substance abuse. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing.

Davidson, W. S., & Redner, R. (1988). The prevention of juvenile delinquency: Diversion from the juvenile justice system. In R. Price, E. Cowen, R. Lorion, & J. Ramos-McKay (Eds.), 14 ounces of prevention. Washington, DC: APA.

Gottschalk, R., Davidson, W. S., Gensheimer, L. K., & Mayer, J. (1988). Community based interventions with juvenile delinquents. In H. C. Quay (Ed.), Handbook of juvenile delinquency. New York: Wiley

Mitchell, C. M., Davidson, W. S., Chodakowski, J. A., & McVeigh, J. (1985). Intervention orientation: Quantification of “person blame” versus “situation blame” intervention philosophies. American Journal of Community Psychology, 13, 543-552.

Davidson, W. S., Gottschalk, R., Gensheimer, L., & Mayer, J. (1985). Intervention with juvenile delinquents: A meta-analysis of treatment efficiency. In NIJ/NIMH, Current status of research in juvenile justice. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Gensheimer, L. K., Davidson, W. S., Mayer, J., & Gottschalk, R. (1986). Analysis of diversion programs for juvenile delinquents. In A. Goldstein & S. Apter (Eds.), Youth Violence. New York: Pergamon.

Mayer, J., Gensheimer, L. K., Gottschalk, R., & Davidson, W. S. (1986). Current status of behavioral interventions with juvenile offenders. In A. Goldstein & S. Apter (Eds.), Youth Violence. New York: Pergamon

Mitchell, C. M., Davidson, W. S., Redner, R., Blakely, C., & Emshoff, J. (1985). Nonprofessional counselors: Revisiting selection and impact issues. American Journal of Community Psychology, 13, 203-220

McVeigh, J., Davidson, W. S., & Redner, R. (1984). The long term impact of nonprofessional service experience on college students. American Journal of Community Psychology, 12, 725-729.

Redner, R., Snellman, L., & Davidson, W. S. (1983). Review of behavior methods in the treatment of delinquents. In R. J. Morris & T. R. Kratochwill (Eds.), Practice of therapy with children: A textbook of methods. New York: Pergamon.

Blakely, C. H., & Davidson, W. S. (1982). Behavioral approaches to delinquency: A review. In P. Karoly (Ed.), Adolescent behavior disorders: Current perspectives. New York: Pergamon.

Davidson, W. S., & Saul, J. (1982). Child advocacy in the juvenile court: A clash of paradigms. In G. Melton (Ed.), Legal Reforms Affecting Child and Youth Services. New York: Haworth

Kantrowitz, R., Mitchell, C. M., & Davidson, W. S. (1982). Varying formats of teaching undergraduate field courses: An experimental examination. Teaching of Psychology, 9, 186-189.

Davidson, W. S., Snellman, L., & Koch, J. R. (1981). Current status of diversion research: Implications for policy and programming. In R. Roesch & R. Corrado (Eds.), Evaluation and criminal justice policy. Beverly Hills: Sage.

Mitchell, C. M., Kantrowitz, R., & Davidson, W. S. (1980). Differential attitude change in nonprofessional experience: An experimental comparison. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 27(6), 625-629.

Bauer, M., Bordeaux, G., Cole, J., Davidson, W. S., Martinez, A., Mitchell, C. M., & Singleton, D. (1980). A diversion program for juvenile offenders: The experience of Ingham County, Michigan. Journal of Juvenile and Family Courts, 31, 53-62.

Blakely, C. H., Kushler, M. G., Parisian, J. A., & Davidson, W. S. (1980). Self-reported estimates of delinquency: Comparative reliability and validity of alternative weighting schemes. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 7(4), 369-386.

Davidson, W. S., Seidman, E., Rappaport, J., Berck, P., Rapp, N., Rhodes, W., & Herring, J. (1977). Diversion programs for juvenile offenders. Social Work Research and Abstracts, 13, 41-49.

This work summarized in: Seidman, E., Rappaport, J., & Davidson, W. S. (1976). Diversion programs for juvenile offenders. Consulting Psychologist Newsletter, 21, 13-16.
Seidman, E., Rappaport, J., & Davidson, W. S. (1976). Alternatives to the juvenile justice system. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, DC.
Davidson, W. S., & Rapp, C. A. (1976). A multiple strategy model of child advocacy: Implications for the juvenile justice system. Social Work, 21, 225-232.

Davidson, W. S. (1975). The Champaign-Urbana diversion project. Policeman, 6-25.

Davidson, W. S., & Seidman, E. (with Abt Associates Staff) (1975). Exemplary project screening and validation reports: Community-based adolescent diversion project. Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates.

And reprinted in: R. Ku, K. Bleu, with the assistance of J. Rappaport, E. Seidman, & W. S. Davidson (1977). Out of the ivory tower: A university’s approach to delinquency prevention. Washington, DC: U.S. Department