NCJ Number
53579
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 45 Issue: 2 Dated: (AUGUST 1978) Pages: 64-67
Date Published
1978
Length
4 pages
Annotation
A FULLY NARRATED LESSON PLAN IS PRESENTED THAT DEALS WITH THE POLICE ROLE IN FOSTER HOME PLACEMENT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO INSTITUTIONALIZATION FOR JUVENILES.
Abstract
THE LESSON PLAN SPECIFIES THE INSTRUCTIONAL UNIT, THE METHOD OF PRESENTATION (LECTURE AND CONFERENCE), THE TIME ALLOTTED (50 MINUTES), CLASS LEVEL (RECRUIT, INSERVICE, AND SUPERVISOR), REFERENCES, TRAINING AID, AND STUDY ASSIGNMENTS (LOCAL STATE STATUTES). TOPICS OF INTEREST ARE TYPES OF JUVENILE CASES IN GENERAL, TYPES OF PLACEMENTS GENERALLY AVAILABLE TO COURTS, THE HISTORY OF FOSTER HOMES AND RELATED LAWS, ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF FOSTER HOMES, THE SELECTION OF JUVENILES FOR FOSTER HOMES, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF SUITABLE FOSTER HOMES.