NCJ Number
41343
Date Published
1977
Length
22 pages
Annotation
AN EVALUATION OF THE GILES COUNTY (VA) SCHOOL SYSTEM'S SPECIAL SCHOOL FOR DELINQUENTS AND STATUS OFFENDERS WHO ARE HABITUAL TRUANTS, PERENNIALLY SUSPENDED, AND UNABLE TO FUNCTION WITHIN THE CONVENTIONAL SCHOOLS.
Abstract
THE SCHOOL, LOCATED IN PEARISBURG, VIRGINIA, HAS A CAPACITY OF 12 STUDENTS, MOST OF WHOM ARE REFERRED BY THE JUVENILE COURT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO DETENTION OR PROBATION. THE SPECIAL SCHOOL, STAFFED BY TWO FULL-TIME PERSONNEL, WAS FOUND TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL....MSP