VOLUNTEERS IN JUVENILE JUSTICE - PRESCRIPTIVE PACKAGE

• NCJ Number: 35607
• Author(s): I M SCHWARTZ; D R JENSEN; M J MAHONEY
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 122 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-NI-99-0093
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Bibliography
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PRESCRIPTIVE PACKAGE

Annotation

PRESCRIPTIVE PACKAGE DESIGNED TO ASSIST JUVENILE JUSTICE ADMINISTRATORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND UPGRADING OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS.

Abstract

THE NEED FOR VOLUNTEER AND CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN JUVENILE CORRECTIONS MANDATED BY THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT OF 1974 IS DISCUSSED. THE ACT CALLS FOR USE OF VOLUNTEERS AS A MAJOR RESOURCE IN A MASSIVE EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND TO DEVELOP NEW PREVENTION SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. THE EXPERTISE OF PROJECT STAFF AND CONSULTANTS AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WORKING AT PROGRAMS SELECTED BY PROJECT STAFF WERE HEAVILY RELIED ON FOR COMPILATION OF THIS MANUAL. THE RESULTS INCLUDE CHAPTERS ON DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, RECRUITMENT, SPECIAL RECRUITMENT ISSUES, AND SCREENING VOLUNTEERS. OTHER TOPICS ADDRESSED ARE VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING, ASSIGNMENT, PROGRAM ASSESSMENT, AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAM RESOURCES. APPENDIXES CONTAIN DESCRIPTIONS OF PROJECT METHODOLOGY, ON-SITE VISITS, STANDARDS FOR THE HANDLING OF STATUS OFFENDERS, AND A SAMPLE OF ENABLING LEGISLATION FOR THE USE OF VOLUNTEERS BY STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS. A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE STANDARDS IS PROVIDED.