NCJ Number
14215
Date Published
1974
Length
21 pages
Annotation
STATEMENT OF AN EVALUATION TECHNIQUE WHEREBY A COHORT OF YOUTH WILL BE FOLLOWED WITH A SUCCESSION OF INTERVIEWS FROM DETENTION THROUGH PROGRAM EXPERIENCE AND RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY.
Abstract
THE GOALS OF THE COHORT INTERVIEWS AND OBSERVATIONS ARE TWO-FOLD, 1) TO DEVELOP DATA-GATHERING INSTRUMENTS FOR TRACING CHANGE IN DELINQUENT YOUTH AS THEY PROCESS THROUGH A CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM, AND 2) TO DEVELOP A MODEL OF FACTORS CAUSING CHANGE IN DELINQUENT YOUTH IN THE CARE OF A CORRECTIONS AGENCY. DATA IS TO BE GATHERED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS, GENERAL GOALS, OUTCOMES, AND TYPE OF YOUTH OR CLIENTS, RELATIONSHIPS AMONG YOUTH, BETWEEN STAFF AND YOUTH, BETWEEN YOUTH AND THE COMMUNITY DURING AND AFTER PLACEMENT, DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAM ACTIVITY TO ACHIEVE DESIRED OUTCOMES, AND ORGANIZATION OF THE STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES AND ITS CONTRACTING AGENCIES TO IMPLEMENT PROGRAM ACTIVITY.