Serious Habitual Offender/Drug Involved Program (SHO/DI), Volume 1: Informational Commentaries, Phase I

• NCJ Number: 108314
• Author(s): R O Heck; W Pindur; D K Wells
• Date Published: 1986
• Length: 233 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Program Description (Model)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Program Information Series

Annotation

This text reviews research on serious juvenile offenders and describes the juvenile serious habitual offender/drug involved (SHO/DI) program model and its implementation.

Abstract

Research into career patterns of serious juvenile offenders is reviewed, and the influence of family factors, sociodemographic characteristics, and alcohol and drug use on serious delinquency is examined. The ineffectiveness of the juvenile justice system in dealing with serious and chronic juvenile delinquents is noted. The SHO/DI model and its components are described. The model is based on a systems and organizational development approach that emphasizes the importance of data collection and analysis and interagency cooperation in identifying and managing the target population. The role of police, juvenile courts, schools, probation and parole services, prosecutors, and other juvenile-related agencies in the program is delineated. The development of strategies for identifying SHO/DI targets, profiling, and crime analysis is discussed. Initial phases of program implementations at demonstration sites in Florida, California, and Colorado also are described. Bibliography, chapter references, and endnotes. For individual papers, see NCJ 108315-108332.