NCJ Number
31895
Date Published
1975
Length
11 pages
Annotation
SEVERAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS HAVE SOCIAL WORKERS STATIONED INSIDE THE POLICE STATION TO PROVIDE AN EARLY ASSESSMENT OF AND POSSIBLY TO DIVERT JUVENILE OFFENDERS FROM JUVENILE COURT.
Abstract
INTERAGENCY AND INTERDISCIPLINARY COOPERATION BETWEEN POLICE AND SOCIAL WORKERS WAS REGARDED SO HIGHLY IN ILLINOIS THAT, FOLLOWING THE EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD, THE ARRANGEMENT WAS MADE PERMANENT. THIS ARTICLE POINTS UP THE ADVANTAGES OF SUCH COOPERATION.