NCJ Number
58867
Date Published
1979
Length
63 pages
Annotation
THE 30 PROJECTS EVALUATED RANGE FROM JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION, TO RAPE ASSISTANCE, TO SPOUSE ABUSE PROGRAMS AND ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION. THEY WERE DEVELOPED BY MUNICIPAL, REGIONAL, AND FLORIDA STATE PLANNING UNITS.
Abstract
EACH SUMMARY CONTAINS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT, THE EVALUATION FINDINGS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS. SOME OF THE SUMMARIES ALSO CONTAIN THE PROGRAM'S BUDGET. THE PROJECTS INCLUDE A SEXUAL ASSAULT TREATMENT CENTER IN BROWARD COUNTY, SEVEN DADE COUNTY PROJECTS (A PROCEDURE FOR DEALING WITH MENTALLY ILL DEFENDANTS, A PUBLIC DEFENDER SOCIAL WORKER PROGRAM, PERSONALIZED REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR SENTENCED OFFENDERS, A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY FOR EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED DELINQUENT BOYS, A JUVENILE DIVERSION PROCESS, A CRIME ANALYSIS, AND A RECIDIVISM RATE STUDY), AND THREE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PROJECTS (A STUDENT ADVISOR PROGRAM AND A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM PLUS A RELEASE-ON-RECOGNIZANCE UNIT). THE JACKSONVILLE METROPOLITAN PLANNING UNIT DEVELOPED A WORK FURLOUGH AND VICTIM RESTITUTION PROGRAM AND A CRIME PREVENTION PROJECT. PALM BEACH COUNTY DEVELOPED A VICTIM AND WITNESS AID PROJECT AND A SEXUAL ASSAULT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WHILE THE LARGO POLICE DEPARTMENT SET UP A CRIME PREVENTION UNIT. REGIONAL PROJECTS INCLUDED TWO SCHOOL ALTERNATIVES TO SUSPENSION, A TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE TO STREET CRIME, A COUNTY YOUTH RESOURCE UNIT, AND A SHORT-TERM SHELTER FOR RUNAWAYS, ALONG WITH SPOUSE ABUSE SHELTER AND A FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC UNIT. THE STATE PROJECTS INCLUDED THE PROBATION AND RESTITUTION CENTER PROGRAM, A SPECIAL INTENSIVE GROUP PROGRAM, SPECIAL UNITS FOR CRIME PREVENTION, ORGANIZED CRIME, AND SECURITY FRAUD, AND A CRIMINAL LAW INTERN PROGRAM. (GLR)