NCJ Number
38336
Date Published
1973
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THIS FILM DESCRIBES THE NYPUM (NATIONAL YOUTH PROJECT USING MINIBIKES) PROJECT, WHICH ATTEMPTS TO INSTILL POSITIVE ATTITUDES ABOUT POLICE AND SOCIETY INTO PRE-DELINQUENT AND DELINQUENT YOUTHS.
Abstract
BY TEACHING MOTORCYCLE SKILLS TO YOUNG PEOPLE, TEAMWORK AND MUTUAL DEPENDENCE BECOME VALUED. THESE VALUES ARE THEN TRANSPOSED INTO POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE NYPUM PROJECTS ARE ORGANIZED UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF YMCA'S.