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By Jennifer A Peaier and Edward J. Latessa n 1989. Gendreau and Andrews developed the Correctional Pro—gram Assessment Inventory (CPAJ). This tool is designed to evaluate the integrity of a correctional program to determine the degree to which it meets certain principles, Over the years, the authors along with researchers from the University of Cincinnati have used the CPA! to assess hundreds of correc—tional programs. A total of 107 juvenile correctional programs in 17 states were assessed beginning May 1997 to June 2004. A large portion of the pro grams (56 percent) served males and females, 38.5 percent served only males. and 5.5 percent. only females. A wide range of programs were assessed, including those operated by both government and private agencies, institutional and community-based pro-grams (both residential and nonresidential), programs serving specific offender populations. such …