FOND DU LAC COUNTY (WI) - YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU - AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT

• NCJ Number: 39948
• Author(s): B M BENNETT
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 72 pages
• Grant Number(s): 74-06-03-01; 75-06-04-01
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ASSESSMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU OPERATION AND INCLUDES A SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT.

Abstract

FOUNDED IN OCTOBER 1974, THE FOND DU LAC COUNTY YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU (FDLCYSB) OFFERS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT UTILIZE THE SERVICE MODEL RATHER THAN THE DEVIANCE MODEL OF TREATMENT. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE BUREAU HAS GENERATED WIDE SUPPORT. AGENTS AND AGENCIES OF THE BUREAU ARE ASSESSED, AND OPINIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ARE OFFERED ON THEM. OVERALL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FDLCYSB INCLUDED THE HIRING OF MORE WOMEN AS STAFF, HOLDING REGULAR STAFF MEETINGS, AND DEVISING A STAFF SIGN-IN, SIGN-OUT BOARD. IT WAS ALSO PROPOSED THAT THE BUREAU DEVELOP A VOLUNTEER ASPECT TO ITS PROGRAM, AND THAT IT COMPLETE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE....BS