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Peer reviewedSpergel, Irving A.; And Others – Crime and Delinquency, 1982
Evaluates an Illinois statewide program to remove status offenders from detention. Found substantially fewer youths were referred to detention but more youths than expected were classified as detainable and subjected to court and agency processing. Suggest this may be due to organizational self-interest and the weakness of community structure.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Services, Community Support, Delinquency
Download full textLittle (Arthur D.), Inc., Washington, DC. – 1981
This booklet reviews programs and specialized services available for the serious juvenile offender without any attempt to evaluate the programs. The descriptions focus on alternative rehabilitation residential facilities, community-based programs, day-treatment, educational and vocational programs, and secure treatment facilities. In addition to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Correctional Institutions, Counseling Services, Crime
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1981
These proceedings of the Subcommittee on Human Resources deal with the effectiveness of juvenile restitution programs and review the progress made by a number of such federally funded programs during the past 2 years. Testimony is presented that includes the experiences of four juvenile participants in restitution programs and several project…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cost Effectiveness, Court Litigation, Delinquency Prevention
Boggs, Keith – 1978
The training manual of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is intended for personnel involved with Youth Service Bureaus and other diversion projects which provide direct services to delinquent or predelinquent youths with the hope of preventing initial or further involvement with the juvenile justice system. Section…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Curriculum Design, Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention
Franklin County Children Services, Grove City, OH. – 1979
This report describes the Services to Unruly Youth Program, a pilot project designed to provide services outside the juvenile justice system to unruly youth. Procedures used in the delivery of these services to unruly youth are listed, including service reception, support units, and the community services system. Technical and citizen support are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Crisis Intervention, Delinquency Prevention
Nevergold, Patricia A.; And Others – 1983
This report proposes a restructuring of the statutory framework for dealing with PINS (persons in need of supervision) defined as children under 16 whom the court has determined to be incorrigible, ungovernable or habitually disobedient and beyond the lawful control of parents or other lawful authority. The proposal, as described in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Court Role
