NCJ Number
39529
Date Published
1975
Length
20 pages
Annotation
REPORT GIVES OVERVIEW OF SYSTEMS OPERATION OF PROJECT DESIGNED TO STUDY PROBLEMS OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.
Abstract
THIS STUDY IS BASED ON A GRANT TO THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY JUVENILE COURT TO LOOK INTO JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN THREE AREAS - AUTO THEFT, LARCENY, AND BURGLARY - AND DETERMINE WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. TO FACILITATE THIS, A THREE-PHASE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED. THE REPORT GIVES EIGHT QUARTERLY SUMMARIES OF THE PROJECT. IT ALSO HAS A CONCLUSION THAT STATES THAT THE PROGRAM IS HAVING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON MANAGEMENT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS, DECISIONMAKING, AND DIAGNOSIS OF VARIOUS TREATMENT PLANS FOR JUVENILES TO HELP CUT RECIDIVISM....BS