JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION - PRIORITY AREAS FOR EVALUATION AND RESEARCH - NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION

• NCJ Number: 32489
• Author(s): J P WALKER
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 0 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-NI-99-0089
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Ohio State University
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM

Annotation

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FILLING POLICY-RELEVANT VOIDS AND GAPS IN THE KNOWLEDGE BASE OF THE FIELD OF DELINQUENCY PREVENTION.

Abstract

MAJOR ASSESSMENT FINDINGS DEMONSTRATE THE NEED TO CONDUCT FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMATIC AREAS: THE FEASIBILITY OF UTILIZING SELF-REPORTED DELINQUENCY DATA FOR FUNDING ALLOCATION DECISIONS BY SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUILDING, AND GRADE LEVEL; THE TRAINING AND INFORMATION NEEDS OF STATE PLANNING AGENCY EVALUATORS FOR APPROVING AND MONITORING EVALUATION COMPONENTS OF DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS; A BASIS OF COMPARATIVE SUCCESS FOR ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS; THE EFFECTS OF 'PARENTAL CONSENT' STATUTES ON THE DELIVERY OF PREVENTION SERVICES TO YOUTH; THE PROS AND CONS OF FEDERAL SEED MONEY GRANTS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PRACTITIONERS; PREVENTION PRACTITIONERS' SENSITIVITY TO EVALUATION PROBLEMS AND PROCEDURES; AND THE NATURE OF EXTERNAL PROGRAM LINKAGES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE PRACTITIONER. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT) FOR OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF DELINQUENCY, SEE NCJ-32487-88 AND NCJ-32490.