MARYLAND - GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE - STAFF STUDY OF THE COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS RELATED TO DELINQUENCY PREVENTION AND CONTROL

• NCJ Number: 35325
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 30 pages
• Corporate Author: Maryland Governor's Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

BASED ON A STUDY AND ASSESSMENT OF THE COORDINATION OF VARIOUS DELINQUENCY PREVENTION AND CONTROL EFFORTS IN MARYLAND, THIS REPORT CONTAINS SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF PROGRAM COOPERATION AND COORDINATION.

Abstract

THE CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT ARE BASED ON INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTED FROM: (1) A SAMPLE OF THREE SCHOOL SYSTEMS INTERVIEWED WITH A UNIFORM SET OF QUESTIONS; (2) INTERVIEWS WITH PERSONS FROM LOCAL OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES, LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND RELATED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES; (3) REVIEW OF PREVIOUS STATE AND NATIONAL LITERATURE AND REPORTS; AND (4) A SPECIAL STUDY CARRIED OUT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FISCAL PLANNING. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INCLUDED ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATE LEVEL JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION COORDINATING COUNCIL, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL COORDINATING COUNCILS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF CASE TRACKING. EVALUATION, AND PLANNING SYSTEMS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVE SERVICE DELIVERY MECHANISMS IN ALL LOCAL SUBDIVISIONS. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ALSO PROVIDED ON THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES AND THE ROLE OF SCHOOLS IN DELINQUENCY PREVENTION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)