NCJ Number
180810
Date Published
1999
Length
16 pages
Annotation
A fall 1998 survey of the 1,980 juvenile probation departments nationwide gathered information regarding their current and needed local programs for holding juvenile offenders accountable, the effectiveness of programs, and other factors; responses came from 930 agencies, including agencies in every State.
Abstract
Probation supervision, drug testing, restitution, community service, family counseling, drug and alcohol education, outpatient mental health services, house arrest, and alternative schools were available in 75 percent of the responding jurisdictions. Urban and suburban agencies reported a broader range of programs than did rural agencies, including programs such as group homes, inpatient drug and alcohol programs, anger management, diversion, and aftercare programs. In addition, at least 75 percent of the suburban administrators listed crisis intervention and electronic monitoring; 75 percent of urban administrators cited the availability of intensive probation and inpatient mental health programs. Needed programs included day/evening reporting centers, mentoring programs, halfway houses, employment/job training, drug courts, school-based probation, and victim awareness. Administrators chose intake conferences and school-based probation as very effective and varied in their selection of other types of programs as very effective. They reported outpatient and inpatient mental health programs and inpatient drug and alcohol programs as least effective. Participants also identified their needs for training and technical assistance. Tables, attached instrument, and list of resources