NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS - REMARKS PRESENTED AT THE HEARINGS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SELECT COMMITTEE ON CRIME, APRIL 18, 1973

• NCJ Number: 11339
• Author(s): R C SARRI; P ISENSTADT
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 21 pages
• Grant Number(s): 72-NI-99-0010
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: University of Michigan
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ASSESSMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS AND SERVICE DELIVERY, LEGAL PROVISIONS, ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS AND SELECTED OFFENDER CAREER PATTERNS.

Abstract

THE AUTHORS DISCUSS TRENDS IN JUVENILE CORRECTIONS AND THE STATUTORY CHANGES RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE TRENDS. COMMENTS ARE PRESENTED ON INSTITUTIONALIZATION, AND ON THE INCREASED TREND TOWARD DIVERSION WHICH HAS LED TO REDUCED COMMITMENTS TO PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. THE SECTION ON COMMUNITY BASED INTERVENTION CITES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HALFWAY HOUSES, COMMUNITY TREATMENT FACILITIES, AND GROUP FOSTER HOMES. THE AUTHORS ALSO DISCUSS FEDERAL AND STATE PLANS FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS.