NCJ Number
29789
Date Published
1975
Length
147 pages
Annotation
FINAL REPORT ON THE SECOND YEAR OF A DIVERSIONARY PROGRAM FOR JUVENILES WHO HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES OR WHO HAVE INDICATED A PROPENSITY FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT.
Abstract
THE PROJECT WAS UNDERTAKEN IN RESPONSE TO THE SEVERITY AND FREQUENCY OF JUVENILE CRIMES AND THE LACK OF COORDINATION RELATIVE TO THE DELIVERY OF YOUTH SERVICES IN NORTHEAST DENVER. IN ATTEMPTING TO MEET ITS OBJECTIVES THE BUREAU FUNCTIONS AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN YOUTHS IN TROUBLE AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM, A DEVELOPER OF NEW RESOURCES AND MOBILIZER OF EXISTING ONES, AND AN AGENCY FOR IDENTIFYING AND MODIFYING PRACTICES IN INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS POLICE AND SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT AID IN REDUCING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. EFFECTIVENESS GOALS IN TERMS OF NUMBERS OF JUVENILES REFERRED TO THE BUREAU AND AIDED WERE ESTABLISHED AT THE OUTSET OF THE PROJECT AND QUANTITATIVE DATA COLLECTED WERE COMPARED. THE BUREAU WAS FOUND TO BE PROVIDING AN EFFICIENT AND DIRECT SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF DISORGANIZED YOUTH SERVICES IN NORTHEAST DENVER.