STATE OPTIONS FOR SUPPORTING DELINQUENCY PREVENTION A WORKING PAPER

• NCJ Number: 60361
• Author(s): G M CROAN; T BIRD; S BEVILLE
• Date Published: 1979
• Length: 65 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-004-8
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Westinghouse National Issues Ctr
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

HOW STATE AGENCIES, PARTICULARLY STATE PLANNING AGENCIES (SPA'S) PARTICIPATING IN THE LEAA FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM, CAN PROMOTE AND SUPPORT DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS I DESCRIBED.

Abstract

THE PAPER IS A SUPPLEMENT TO A REPORT ON DELINQUENCY PREVENTION THEORIES AND STRATEGIES (SEE NCJ-60362), WHICH REVIEWS CONTEMPORARY DELINQUENCY THEORY, RESEARCH, AND PROGRAM LITERATURE, AND RECOMMENDS DELINQUENCY PREVENTION STRATEGIES, PRINCIPLES, AND OPTIONS. THE PURPOSE OF THE PAPER IS TO HELP SPA'S, PARTICULARLY JUVENILE JUSTICE STAFF WITHIN SPA'S, PROMOTE THE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAM FORMS RECOMMENDED IN THE THEORIES AND STRATEGIES REPORT. THE PAPER BEGINS WITH A SUMMARY OF THE THEORIES AND STRATEGIES REPORT. SPA RESOURCES AND OPTIONS FOR THEIR DEPLOYMENT IN ADDRESSING PROBLEMS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE RECOMMENDED DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAM FORMS ARE THEN EXPLORED. AMONG THE MECHANISMS CONSIDERED ARE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, PUBLIC EDUCATION, PLANNING, FUNDING, EVALUATION AND MONITORING, AND INTERAGENCY COOPERATION. A DETAILED WORK SEQUENCE FOR SPA DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMMING, BEGINNING WITH THE CONCEPTUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL STAGES AND PROCEEDING THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF LOCAL PREVENTION PROGRAMS, IS PROVIDED, TOGETHER WITH A FLOW CHART DEPICTING THE WORK SEQUENCE. OTHER WORKING PAPERS, WHICH DEAL WITH LOCAL-LEVEL PROGRAMMING STRATEGIES, ARE NOTED.