NCJ Number
95489
Date Published
1978
Length
34 pages
Annotation
Prenatal and early childhood experiences that may cause personality disorders or criminal behavior in later life are examined from a law enforcement perspective in this 14th in a series of 19 hearings held by a Canadian parliamentary subcommittee in 1977 and 1978.
Abstract
Sergeant R. C. Holmes focuses on the problem of child abuse and delinquency, advising that government and service agencies at all levels should give crime prevention high priority. Funding for preventive social service programs is recommended. The need to support multidisciplinary team approaches and public involvement in a range of services is also emphasized. Testimony of previous witnesses is selectively reviewed. Efforts to prepare police officers for a changing role in society are briefly described. Selected material from a Canadian crime prevention project and the Adolescent Diversion Project of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are discussed. A team approach to child abuse cases in Manitoba which mandates cooperation among medical and social services and police forces is described. Questions from committee members focus on poverty, alcoholism, family life, problems in achieving cooperation among service providers, police training, and police and school relations. (Resources in Education (ERIC) abstract modified)