NCJ Number
27301
Date Published
1975
Length
15 pages
Annotation
A SUMMARY AND EVALUATION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA, POLICE YOUTH SERVICES UNIT DURING ITS PERIOD OF FUNDING BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION.
Abstract
THE UNIT WAS CREATED TO WORK WITH JUVENILES AND TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP NEW OR MODIFIED SERVICES FOR DELINQUENTS AND PRE-DELINQUENCES PRIOR TO THEIR COMMITTING SERIOUS OFFENSES. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, ORGANIZATION, AND STAFFING ARE DESCRIBED. ACTIVITIES OF THE UNIT FOR THIS PERIOD ARE REVIEWED. THE RESULTS OF A SERIES OF INDEPENDENT EVALUATION REPORTS ARE DISCUSSED BRIEFLY. THESE REPORTS, IT IS SAID, WERE EXTREMELY FAVORABLE.