INSTITUTE ON RESEARCH WITH VOLUNTEERS IN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, MAY 13-14, 1970, FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS

• NCJ Number: 11381
• Author(s): P F ZELHART; J M PLUMMER
• Date Published: 1970
• Length: 64 pages
• Grant Number(s): 16-P-56812/6-06 (HEW)
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: Arkansas Rehabilitation Research and Training Ctr
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Conference Material

Annotation

PROCEEDINGS OF UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS CONFERENCE ON THE USE OF VOLUNTEERS IN THE REHABILITATION OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS.

Abstract

THE AUTHORS PRESENT A BACKGROUND OF THE COURT VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT AND THE SUCCESS OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS. COMMENTS ARE MADE ON THE NEEDS OF RESEARCH IN VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS, AND DISCUSSION COVERS THE TRAINING AND TRAINING NEEDS OF VOLUNTEERS. A PAPER IS PRESENTED ON THE IMPACT OF A RESEARCH PROJECT DESIGNED TO COMPARE COUNSELING BY PAID PROBATION OFFICERS TO THAT BY VOLUNTEER CITIZENS AT A JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT. DISCUSSIONS ARE ALSO INCLUDED ON SELECTION AND MATCHING OF VOLUNTEER PROBATION OFFICERS AND OFFENDERS. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PROJECTS USING VOLUNTEERS IN COURT IS INCLUDED.