NCJ Number
39824
Date Published
1973
Length
40 pages
Annotation
REPORT ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO THE SHELBY COUNTY (TN) JUVENILE COURT IN ASSESSING THE ADEQUACY OF PRESENT FACILITY AND/OR THE NEED FOR A NEW ONE.
Abstract
DURING THE TWO DAYS ON-SITE IN MARCH 1973 THE CONSULTANTS MET WITH JUDGE KENNETH A. TURNER TO DISCUSS WORK SCOPE AND EXPLORE THE COURT'S HISTORY, PLANS, AND NEEDS. KEY STAFF MEMBERS WERE INTERVIEWED TO DETERMINE FUNCTIONAL AND SPACE RELATIONSHIPS. THE FACILITY WAS INSPECTED, AND ADDITIONAL DATA WAS COLLECTED RELEVANT TO PROJECTED POPULATION, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, AND SCHOOL POPULATION AND TO DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR CITY AND COUNTY. THAT LATTER ACTIVITY ENTAILED VISITS TO SHELBY COUNTY PLANNING AND DATA PROCESSING DEPARTMENTS AND THE MEMPHIS BOARD OF EDUCATION. BASED ON HIS FINDINGS ON THE FUTURE SPACE NEEDS, STRUCTURAL LIMITATIONS OF THE PRESENT FACILITY, AND COSTS OF BOTH RENOVATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A COMPLETELY NEW BUILDING, THE CONSULTANT RECOMMENDED CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW FACILITY. COST, SPACE, AND FUNCTIONAL/SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS OF COURT SERVICES WERE ANALYZED AND APPROPRIATE SUGGESTIONS SET FORTH. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...EB