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Hissong, Jerry B.; Winett, Sheila G. – Public Welfare, 1977
Provides a comprehensive picture of the project, outlines its strengths and weaknesses, and interprets the findings that could be applied immediately in communities seeking to improve planning and coordination of youth services. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention, Program Descriptions
Hissong, Jerry B.; Winett, Sheila G. – Public Welfare, 1977
This project attempts to show that a coordinated, data based planning process for youth services can be developed and it will be effective in lessening the frustrations and alienation of young people. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Community Coordination, Community Involvement, Community Planning, Community Role
Download full textNational Inst. of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (Dept. of Justice/LEAA), Washington, DC. – 1974
The Lincoln, Nebraska Volunteer Probation Counselor Program is an example of community involvement in the corrections process. Through careful screening, volunteers are selected and then trained to assist the local probation staff in counseling and supervising probationers. After being extensively interviewed, both volunteers and probationers are…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Delinquency Prevention, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Nonprofessional Personnel
PDF pending restorationCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1993
This congressional hearing report highlights some of the steps people are taking to divert and prevent youth from becoming involved in gang activities. Testimony and prepared statements include those from Joseph Gonzales, Field Organizer of the Youth Volunteer Corps from Kansas City; Kathy Masera, President of the California Job Journal; Ron…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Community Involvement, Delinquency Prevention, Disadvantaged Youth
Massachusetts Univ., Amherst. Labor Relations and Research Center.
This is a report of a training project conducted in Massachusetts to explore mechanisms through which organized labor might involve itself more fully in new and existing programs for preventing and controlling youth crime. Specifically, the objectives were: (1) to explore the problem of the young offender, (2) to explore what is being done for the…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Involvement, Conferences, Delinquency Causes
Cardarelli, Albert P. – 1977
This policy paper, prepared for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and focused on institutional strategies for prevention of juvenile delinquency, begins with a definition of delinquency prevention and a framework which classifies delinquency theories according to the individual, social institutions, or social interaction.…
Descriptors: Children, Community Involvement, Counseling Techniques, Delinquency Prevention
National Inst. for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Dept. of Justice/LEAA), Washington, DC. – 1979
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, is establishing a new discretionary grant program entitled Replication of Project New Pride: A Serious Offender Youth Treatment Program. Project New Pride was chosen for replication because of its demonstrated effectiveness in Denver, Colorado,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Delinquency
