NCJ Number
83352
Date Published
1981
Length
38 pages
Annotation
The sixth in a series of 12 teaching modules on juvenile and criminal justice volunteerism, this booklet focuses on the major types of volunteer activities and services.
Abstract
Volunteers are used in various court, jail, prison, juvenile institution, prevention, and diversion programs throughout the United States. The most important type of service rendered is the one-to-one relationship volunteers provide to clients. Volunteers who are not judgmental, authoritative, or overconfident make the most effective volunteers. Professional volunteers include psychiatrists, psychologists, medical doctors, and optometrists who provide assistance in their field of expertise without charge. Another type of volunteer is the intake investigator or the presentence investigator who assists the courts with appropriate case disposition by providing information about the client's employment, education, and social adjustment. Administrative volunteers help to ensure accountability by assisting the court or agency in carrying through its stated plan of action concerning the client. Other types of volunteers include public relations volunteers and recreational volunteers. Learning exercises and 23 references are supplied. For other volumes in this series, see NCJ 83347-83351, 83353-57, and 62914.