NCJ Number
44743
Date Published
1975
Length
127 pages
Annotation
ISSUES CONFRONTING FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES INVOLVED IN ADMINISTERING AND DELIVERING SERVICES TO CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA ARE IDENTIFIED AND DISCUSSED.
Abstract
THE REPORT IS BASED ON INTERVIEWS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, GENERAL PURPOSE GOVERNMENT STAFF, AND PROGRAM PERSONNEL IN FOUR COUNTIES: ORANGE, SAN DIEGO, FRESNO, AND SANTA CLARA. INTERVIEWS WERE ALSO CONDUCTED WITH STATE ADMINISTRATORS AND AGENCY STAFF, FEDERAL REGIONAL PERSONNEL, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF PRIVATE GROUPS. THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES THAT WERE EXAMINED FALL INTO FOUR GENERAL CATEGORIES: CHILD WELFARE, CHILD CARE AND PRESCHOOL EDUCATION, CHILD HEALTH, AND CHILD JUSTICE. IN EACH AREA, RELEVANT FEDERAL AND STATE STATUTES AND PROGRAMS ARE IDENTIFIED, THE OPERATION OF THE SERVICE SYSTEM AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL IS OUTLINED, AND PROBLEMS ARE IDENTIFIED RELATIVE TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS. ISSUES DISCUSSED RELATE BOTH TO GENERAL SYSTEM OPERATION AND TO SPECIFIC PROGRAMS. A TABULAR SUMMARY OF THE ISSUES, INDICATING THEIR BASIC NATURE AND THE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT INVOLVED, IS INCLUDED, AS ARE A LIST OF PERSONS INTERVIEWED AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY. ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS ARE PROVIDED FOR EACH SERVICE AREA. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT).