NCJ Number
40538
Date Published
1977
Length
272 pages
Annotation
DESCRIBING ONE OF THE PROGRAMS OF THE CHICAGO AREA PROJECT, THE BOOK DOCUMENTS A MOVEMENT THAT DEMONSTRATES HOW NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS CAN HELP TO CHANGE SOCIAL SITUATIONS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO DELINQUENCY.
Abstract
THE PROGRAM WAS BASED IN THE NEAR WEST SIDE OF CHICAGO, WHEN IT WAS A SLUM INHABITED BY ITALIAN IMMIGRANTS, AN AREA WITH HIGH RATES OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. SINCE DELINQUENCY IS VIEWED BY THE AUTHOR IN A BROAD SOCIAL CONTEXT, SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS ARE CONSIDERED: ETHNIC IDENTITY, THE ALIENATION OF THE SCHOOL FROM THE COMMUNITY, AND URBAN RENEWAL. THE LAST SECTION OF THE BOOK DEALS WITH INTERNAL STRUCTURES AND DIFFICULTIES OF THE NEAR WEST SIDE COMMUNITY COMMITTEE AND THE CHICAGO AREA PROJECT TODAY AND GIVES A GLIMPSE OF CONNECTIONS WITH CITY, STATE, AND NATIONAL PROBLEMS AND POWERS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP