MARYLAND - DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES COMPREHENSIVE LONG RANGE MASTER PLAN - A SURVEY AND CONSULTATION REPORT

• NCJ Number: 11617
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 275 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Maryland Governor's Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice
• Corporate Author: John Howard Association (JHA)
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SURVEY OF DEPARTMENTAL OBJECTIVES, NEEDED PROGRAMS, PROGRAM PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS, AND TIME SCHEDULES FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND FINANCING.

Abstract

THE JUVENILE SERVICES MASTER PLAN PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF FIELD AND INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES, POPULATION AND DELINQUENCY INCIDENCE PROJECTIONS, DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT, INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES, COURT SERVICES AND AFTERCARE, COMMUNITY SERVICES, PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND EVALUATION. RELATED SERVICES WHICH AFFECT DELINQUENCY ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. THESE INCLUDE THE JUVENILE COURTS, THE WELFARE SITUATION, MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS, THE MARYLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND DRUG ABUSE. THE FINAL SECTION OF THIS PUBLICATION DEALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL PRIORITIES. THESE INVOLVE MANAGEMENTEXECUTIVE DIRECTION, DELINQUENCY PREVENTION, THE OVERUSE OF DETENTION AND INSTITUTIONS, SHELTER-GROUP TREATMENT HOMES, COURT SERVICES, THE CONVERSION OF INSTITUTIONS, THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, WELFARE, MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. PROJECTED BUDGETS THROUGH 1980 ARE INCLUDED. THE APPENDIXES PROVIDE INFORMATION ON JUVENILE ARRESTS, DETENTIONS, AND DISPOSITIONS, PERSONNEL DATA, GROUP HOMES, AND GROUP FOSTER HOMES.