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NORTHWEST DENVER YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU - ANNUAL REPORT, 1ST, 15 AUGUST 1973 - 15 DECEMBER 1974

NCJ Number
25110
Date Published
1975
Length
197 pages
Annotation
DESCRIBES ACTIVITIES OF PROGRAM TO SERVE THE PREDOMINANTLY CHICANO RESIDENTS OF THE NORTHWEST SECTION OF DENVER, COLORADO.
Abstract
A DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION COVERS THE GEOGRAPHIC TARGET AREA, CRIME IN NORTHWEST DENVER, NEED AND METHOD FOR CRIME DIVERSION, AND JUSTIFICATION OF THE CRIME DIVERSION METHOD. YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU PROCEDURAL DESIGN, COMMUNITY REHABILITATION CENTER PROCEDURAL DESIGN, ADMINISTRATION, AND RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ARE AMONG THE TOPICS COVERED UNDER PROCESS DESCRIPTION. PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS FOCUSES ON QUANTITATIVE RESULTS, CONTEXT, INPUT, AND PRODUCT THE CONCLUSION FOCUSES ON FUTURE PROGRAM IMPLICATIONS. THE APPENDIXES CONTAIN DEMOCRATIC AND CRIME DATA, A NEIGHBORHOOD MAP, TARGET CENSUS TRACT DATA, AND DENVER JUVENILE CRIME DATA. OTHER APPENDIXES CONTAIN INTAKE, PROCESSING, AND DATA COLLECTION FORMS AND PROGRAM DATA TABLES.