NCJ Number
11343
Date Published
Unknown
Length
12 pages
Annotation
SUMMARY OF RESEARCH PLAN FOR ASSESSING RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF ALTERNATIVE CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS ACROSS THE NATION.
Abstract
THE AUTHORS DISCUSS THE SCOPE AND AIMS OF THE STUDY AND COMMENT ON THE RESEARCH PROCEDURES TO BE USED. SOME LINES OF INQUIRY ON WHICH THE STUDY WILL FOCUS ARE NUMBERS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUNG OFFENDERS PRESENTLY WITHIN THE NATION'S JUVENILE CORRECTIONS SYSTEM, TYPES OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL UNITS IN THE UNITED STATES, STRUCTURE AND PRACTICES OF JUVENILE COURTS IN REPRESENTATIVE AREAS, AND POLICY QUESTIONS AND SOCIETAL CHANGES BEARING ON CORRECTIONAL PLANNING.