JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION IN THE UNITED STATES

• NCJ Number: 2216
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1965
• Length: 60 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PREVENTIVE AND CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN AGAINST SOCIAL STRUCTURES CAUSING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.

Abstract

EXPERIMENTAL YOUTH PROJECTS IN SCHOOLS AND EMPLOYMENT HOPE TO REDUCE AND PREVENT THE RAPID GROWTH OF DELINQUENCY. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES PROVIDE DIVERSIFIED PROGRAMS TO THE UNDEREDUCATED, UNTRAINED AND POVERTY TRAPPED YOUTH WHO ARE OFTEN MISLABELED JUVENILE DELINQUENTS.