SOLUTION TO CRIME AND CONFLICT IN THE SCHOOLS - THE YERBA BUENA HIGH SCHOOL INTERAGENCY TEAM CONCEPT

• NCJ Number: 37040
• Journal: CRIME PREVENTION REVIEW Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Dated: (OCTOBER 1975) Pages: 19-24
• Author(s): G MULLINS
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: California Attorney General's Building
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

DESCRIPTION OF AN INTERAGENCY NEIGHBORHOOD COOPERATIVE APPROACH UTILIZING BOTH CRISIS INTERVENTION AND CRISIS PREVENTION STRATEGIES IN THE YERBA BUENA COMMUNITY OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

Abstract

THE FOCUS OF THE PROGRAM IS THE COORDINATION OF PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP - SCHOOLS, POLICE, PROBATION, SOCIAL SERVICES, ETC. - TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS OF FAMILY, SCHOOL, AND NEIGHBORHOOD. COMPONENTS OF THIS IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM INCLUDE 24-HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR ADOLESCENTS, AND CRISIS PREVENTION THROUGH EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF THE CRISIS-PRONE STUDENT, SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PRESCRIPTIONS, TEACHER TRAINING, PARENT EDUCATION, AND PEER COUNSELING.