NCJ Number
11255
Date Published
1971
Length
66 pages
Annotation
INVESTIGATES THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND ILLUMINATES THE ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES, ROLES, AND RELATIONSHIPS.
Abstract
A DISCUSSION OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM COVERS LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROBATION DEPARTMENTS, JUVENILE COURTS, COMPARATIVE 1969 JUVENILE PROCESSING, INTERVIEWS FROM JUVENILE REFERRALS, JUVENILE COURT WEIGHTS, AND CORRECTIONAL PROCESSES. CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION IS DEVOTED TO DRUG OFFENSES AMONG JUVENILES. A DISCUSSION OF SYSTEM RATES DEALS WITH SYSTEM RATES APPROACH, PLANNING RELATIONSHIP, METHOD DETERMINANTS, THE COMPLETE JUVENILE SYSTEM, SUBSIDY DETERMINATIONS, A JUVENILE RATES SUMMARY, AND THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL SURVEYS ON JUVENILE RATES.