NEW APPROACHES TO DIVERSION AND TREATMENT OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS

• NCJ Number: 9629
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 280 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-021-72
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: University of Maryland
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: CRIMINAL JUSTICE MONOGRAPH SERIES - EXTRACTED FROM PROCEEDINGS OF FOURTH NATL SYMPOSIUM ON LAW ENF

Annotation

ANALYSIS OF INNOVATIONS IN JUVENILE COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS AND IN PROGRAMS AND PROPOSALS AIMED AT DIVERTING THE JUVENILE FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

Abstract

THIS MONOGRAPH COVERS A VARIETY OF APPROACHES IN THE HANDLING OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS. ONE OF A SERIES OF NINE, IT REPRESENTS EXTRACTS FROM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON LAW ENFORCEMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. PAPERS ON DIVERSION INCLUDE AN OUTLINE OF THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ADMINISTRATION'S NATIONAL PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH COMMUNITY YOUTH SERVICES SYSTEMS, A LAWYER'S VIEW OF DIVERSION PROGRAMS, AND NEW DIRECTIONS IN DIVERTING OFFENDERS TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS. USE OF THE WORKSHOP-CONFERENCE AS A DEVICE FOR DEVELOPING JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS IS ALSO DISCUSSED, AS WELL AS EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT PROJECTS AS A CHANGE MODEL FOR CORRECTIONS. THERE ARE ALSO PAPERS ON COMMUNITY-BASED TREATMENT FOR JUVENILES IN MASSACHUSETTS, THE COMMUNITY ROLE IN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PROGRAMS, AND THE USE OF YOUTH LEADERS TO SUPERVISE JUVENILE OFFENDERS AWAITING TRIAL. (SNI ABSTRACT)