CALIFORNIA - DEPARTMENT OF THE YOUTH AUTHORITY REPORT TO THE SENTENCING INSTITUTE FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES, MARCH 16-17, 1973

• NCJ Number: 11448
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 91 pages
• Corporate Author: California Dept of the Youth Authority
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

REORGANIZATION OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, THE PROBATION SUBSIDY PROGRAM, NEW STRATEGIES FOR DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT, AND RESIDENTIAL CENTERS.

Abstract

THE CONTENTS INCLUDE STATISTICS ON COMMUNITY ORIENTED CORRECTIONS AND CRIME RATES AND A DISCUSSION OF TREATMENT OF THE SEVERELY DISTRUBED JUVENILE. THE MATERIAL IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES WHO MUST DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO COMMIT A JUVENILE OFFENDER TO THE CALIFORNIA YOUTH AUTHORITY.