NCJ Number
36999
Date Published
1976
Length
58 pages
Annotation
FINAL REPORT ON A PROJECT TO EXPAND PLACEMENT RESOURCES FOR ADJUDICATED YOUTH IN DOUGLAS COUNTY (NE) BY ESTABLISHING TWO GROUP HOMES IN OMAHA.
Abstract
THE PROJECT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED PRIMARILY AS A TEST OF THE TRANSFERABILITY OF THE ACHIEVEMENT PLACE (AP) MODEL FROM ITS ORIGINAL ENVIRONMENT TO THE OMAHA COMMUNITY. THIS OBJECTIVE WAS SCRAPPED DUE TO LACK OF STAFF TRAINING AND COMMITMENT. THE REPORT DISCUSSES DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN EVALUATING THE SECONDARY PROVISION OF SERVICES OBJECTIVE INCLUDING LACK OF BASELINE DATA AND INEFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT. RECOMMENDATIONS COVERING PLANNING, STAFF SELECTION AND TRAINING, COOPERATION WITH CITY AND COUNTY AGENCIES, PROVISIONS FOR EXTERNAL EVALUATION, DEVELOPMENT OF A RECORD KEEPING SYSTEM, AND CONSIDERATION OF LESS EXPENSIVE ALTERNATIVES TO GROUP HOMES ARE PRESENTED.