Selected Thoughts on New Pride - History, Development and Operations

• NCJ Number: 84037
• Author(s): T James
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 0 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Publication Format: Film
• Publication Type: Program Description (Model)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. Videotape, 15 minutes, color, 1 inch. The replication conferences were held in Washington, D.C., and Haddonfield, N.J. For the complete series, see NCJ-84023-84037.

Annotation

The Project New Pride director in Denver summarizes the origins, philosophy, and success of this pilot program for juvenile multiple offenders.

Abstract

Originally conceived under the auspices of the Red Cross in 1972, Denver's project seeks to reverse the criminal careers of inner city youths. With funding from LEAA's Impact Cities Program between 1976 and 1979, New Pride's holistic model has been documented, proven effective, and prepared for replication in 10 other sites throughout the country. Denver's project serves juvenile multiple offenders, frequently from single-parent families with many siblings, and low socioeconomic backgrounds and exhibiting low self-esteem. The project offers remedial education, counseling and guidance, employment experience, and cultural education. The holistic approach looks at total individuals and their backgrounds and offers individualized programs in which clients may experience success and thus raise their self-concepts. About 30 percent of the clients are learning disabled; a 1 to 5 teacher-student ratio is maintained. The project's extensive documentation makes its replication feasible.