BIG STONE GAP (VA) JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION RECREATION PROGRAM - EVALUATION

• NCJ Number: 41157
• Author(s): W D WILSON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 10 pages
• Grant Number(s): 76-A3576
• Sponsoring Agency: Virginia Division of Justice and Crime Prevention
• Corporate Author: PRC Public Management Services, Inc.
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EVALUATION OF A PROGRAM THAT WAS DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE JUVENILES WITH SOME ORGANIZED RECREATION IN ORDER TO DIVERT THEM FROM DELINQUENT ACTIVITIES.

Abstract

THE PROJECT PROVIDED JUVENILES WITH COUNSELING, IN ADDITION TO THE RECREATIONAL PROGRAM, THEREBY SUPPLEMENTING COURT RESPONSIBILITIES. THE EVALUATOR NOTED A DECREASE IN JUVENILE ARRESTS, AND STATED THAT THIS MAY BE IN PART ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SUPERVISED PROGRAM OF RECREATION....KAP