STATUS OF JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL IN FLORIDA - A REPORT ON PUNISHMENT OR DISCIPLINED TREATMENT, THE 'TIME SERVED' MYTH, SCAPEGOATING, AND OTHER ISSUES

• NCJ Number: 19128
• Author(s): J R ROWAN
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 11 pages
• Corporate Author: Florida Division of Youth Services
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PUBLIC INFORMATION REPORT SUMMARIZING CURRENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES USED BY FLORIDA'S DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES IN THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND TREATMENT OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.

Abstract

THE REPORT STRESSES THE DIVISION'S COMMITMENT TO DISCIPLINED TREATMENT OF DELINQUENTS WHILE INCARCERATED, FOLLOWED BY FREQUENT AND INTENSIVE POST-RELEASE SUPERVISION. OTHER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE AN EFFORT TO SURFACE PROBLEMS IN ORDER TO INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS, GREATER COMMUNICATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY BETWEEN JUVENILE JUSTICE AGENCIES, FLORIDA LEADERSHIP IN INVOLVING FAMILIES IN GROUP COUNSELING, AND THE DIVISION'S SUCCESS IN COMBATTING RECIDIVISM.