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This study was undertaken to verify the effect of a mentoring program on fostering positive development capability in high-risk juveniles. The program in this study was developed to supplement the limitations of previous juvenile mentoring programs. The motivation-strengthening counseling model was applied to increase mentees’ motivation to participate. The quality-management system was implemented to reinforce mentor capability, was built, and the consecutive mentoring of juveniles in both one-on-one and group settings was performed. Twenty dropout students under probation by the K probation office were selected for this study. The pre-post design was applied to the non-similar control group to verify the effect of the program, and the non-parametric statistical analysis was used to analyze the pre-post effect. The result of the study showed the recidivism rate to be below 5% during the mentoring period and showed a significant effect on the self-efficacy, cognitive, moral, and behavioral competence, pro-social norms, and future assurance capacity of the positive development capabilities in juveniles under probation. However, the results did not show any significance in emotional competence or ties. This study is significant in that it confirmed the significant effects of the mentoring program developed by the central manifold cooperation system and mentor support systems on fostering recidivism prevention and positive development capabilities in high-risk juveniles who have dropped out of school.