NCJ Number
35705
Date Published
1973
Length
510 pages
Annotation
FINAL REPORT ON AN EVALUATION OF FIVE YOUTH SERVICE PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ADMINISTRATION.
Abstract
THE PROJECTS COVERED IN THIS PROGRAM-BY-PROGRAM EVALUATION ARE AS FOLLOWS: THE YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU OF BOISE, IDAHO; THE COMMUNITY SERVICES PROJECT, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; THE MODEL CITIES NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH RESOURCES CENTER, PHILADELPHIA (PA); THE YOUTH SERVICES PROJECT, SAN ANTONIO (TX); AND THE YOUTH ADVOCACY PROGRAM, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA. THE EVALUATION OF EACH PROJECT IS PRESENTED IN THREE PARTS - A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ITSELF, INCLUDING STRUCTURE, PROCEDURES, REFERRAL PATTERNS, AND INTERAGENCY RELATIONSHIPS; AN EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT RELATIVE TO SIX SPECIFIC EVALUATION CRITERIA; AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROJECT WITH RESPECT TO ITS REALIZING THESE GOALS. THE EVALUATION CRITERIA UTILIZED WERE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH PARTICIPATION, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, PENETRATION OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, DIVERSION FROM THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND THE PROJECT'S IMPACT ON YOUTH SERVED. PROJECTS ARE ALSO ASSESSED ACCORDING TO PROGRAM TYPE (DIVERSION, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, OR YOUTH ADVOCACY) AND A GENERAL IMPACT ANALYSIS BY TYPE OF OFFENDER AND SOURCE OF REFERRAL IS PRESENTED. AN EXTENSIVE APPENDIX CONTAINS A LIST OF CLIENT OFFENSES BY CATEGORY FOR EACH PROJECT, FREQUENCY TABLES AND TRANSITION ANALYSIS, DISCUSSIONS OF THE METHODOLOGIES USED FOR ANALYZING PROJECT PENETRATION AND IMPACT, TABULAR DATA ON PROJECT IMPACT, AND A COPY OF THE CODING INSTRUCTIONS USED FOR THE IMPACT STUDY.