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Download full textJones, Judith; Cohn, Alvin W. – US Department of Justice, 2005
"Ombudsman" is derived from the Swedish word meaning agent or representative. It has come to denote a trusted commissioner or agent who looks after the interests or legal affairs of a particular group. Through their unique access to information and investigative authority, ombudsmen often bring endemic problems within child serving systems to the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Semantics, Prevention, Ombudsmen
Croan, Gerald M.; And Others – 1979
A supplement to the related document "Delinquency Prevention: Theories and Strategies," this paper analyzes the options for state agencies (particularly state planning agencies participating in the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration formula grant program) to promote and support program forms recommended in the companion document.…
Descriptors: Delinquency Prevention, Grants, Organizational Change, Program Development
Staats, Elmer B. – 1980
This report discusses the use of funds provided by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act in California, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Texas. Objectives of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act are discussed and requirements for states to receive formula grants are reviewed. Observations from project…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Budgets, Delinquency Prevention, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Peer reviewedDanek, Thomas A.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1990
The Intensive Protective Supervision Project (IPSP) is a juvenile justice program in North Carolina designed to assist status offenders. Several legislative and programmatic influences antedated the current program. This article provides a brief summary of three major events affecting the evaluation of the IPSP. (TJH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Counseling Effectiveness, Delinquency Prevention, Demonstration Programs
Handler, Joel F., Ed.; Zatz, Julie, Ed. – 1982
This report contains the results of a 3-year study sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, whose purpose was to assess what has been happening to youth who commit status offenses (truants, runaways, incorrigibles), in the aftermath of the 1974 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. The book reviews and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Delinquency Prevention, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Rubino, Thomas J.; White-Stevens, Lillian – 1981
Based on a state board of education program to individualize graduation requirements, called the Program Completion Alternative, this guide discusses how and why New Jersey school districts ought to develop a variety of ways for students to meet state and local requirements; outlines the alternative education programs made possible by the new…
Descriptors: Delinquency Prevention, Dropout Prevention, Financial Support, Graduation Requirements
Direct linkMuller, Eve – Project Forum, 2006
According to data collected in 2003 by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), just over 96,000 youth were incarcerated in juvenile correctional facilities throughout the United States (not including those being held in detention). An additional 10,000 youth were in state prisons or adult jails during the same time,…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Correctional Institutions, Delinquency Prevention, Disabilities
Dunn, Margaret E. – 1990
The Classroom Management and Discipline Program, initiated to assist Texas school districts in improving school discipline and dropout prevention, is a statewide university/school/community partnership. Program goals are to: provide training and technical assistance to help districts maintain and improve discipline; reduce dropout rates, school…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Delinquency Prevention, Demonstration Programs, Discipline
