NCJ Number
38948
Date Published
1976
Length
13 pages
Annotation
FINAL REPORT ON A PROJECT WHICH ATTEMPTED TO REDIRECT SELECTED STATUS OFFENDERS FROM INCARCERATION AND/OR FURTHER INVOLVEMENT WITH THE FORMAL JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Abstract
THE PROJECT SUBGRANT APPLICATION CONTAINED 29 OBJECTIVES DIVIDED INTO THREE CLASSIFICATIONS: IMPLEMENTATION OBJECTIVES, PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES, AND IMPACT OBJECTIVES. IN THIS REPORT, ONLY A SAMPLE OF THOSE OBJECTIVES ARE ADDRESSED. INFORMATION ON OBJECTIVE ACHIEVEMENT IS PROVIDED FOR PERSONNEL SELECTION, FACILITY DESIGN, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, AND YOUTH PLACEMENT. THE COST PER CLIENT WAS FOUND TO BE 1,633 DOLLARS. PROGRAM PROBLEMS SUCH AS HIGH PROJECT PERSONNEL TURNOVER ARE ALSO DISCUSSED....DMC