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Peer reviewedGamble, Thomas J. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
Based on his experience as a youth planner, the author points out that the dysfunctional side effects of evaluation described by Ginsberg (TM 508 964) also apply to statewide efforts to deinstitutionalize status offenders. (BW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Delinquency Prevention, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Fischer, Donald G.; And Others – 1983
Follow-up data are often a neglected part of the evaluation of community programs. Yet, they should be an essential part of the information input to the process of judging effectiveness and whether or not the program should continue. This paper presents follow-up data on a juvenile diversion program which has been operating in a small Western…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Programs, Delinquency Prevention, Followup Studies
Download full textPooley, Richard C. – 1976
The Pendleton Project is a category C-1 Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Program serving the cities of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach in Southeastern Virginia. It is a community-based treatment center directed toward reeducating children with behavioral problems and their families so that future maladaptive behavior is unlikely to recur. The Project…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Community Services
National Inst. for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Dept. of Justice/LEAA), Washington, DC. – 1977
This document expands and updates the information presented in the First Analysis and Evaluation of Federal Juvenile Delinquency Programs. It includes: a description of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; a report on the activities and recommendations…
Descriptors: Agencies, Agency Role, Delinquency, Delinquency Causes
