NORTHEAST DEMONSTRATION PROJECT - DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES - A PROJECT EVALUATION

• NCJ Number: 38940
• Author(s): K BECKER
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 29 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-066
• Corporate Author: Delaware Criminal Justice Planning Cmssn
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EVALUATION OF A PROJECT THAT WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE CRIME PREVENTION AND DIVERSION SERVICES TO YOUTHS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 7 AND 11 IN THE NORTHEAST WILMINGTON AREA FROM SEPTEMBER, 1975 TO AUGUST, 1976.

Abstract

EMPLOYING THE FAMILY ORIENTED CASE COORDINATION APPROACH, THE PROJECT TEAM SOUGHT TO COORDINATE SERVICES WHICH VARIOUS EXISTING AGENCIES PROVIDED TO FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN TROUBLE. EXAMINATION OF THE PROJECT'S RECORDS REVEALED THAT THE STAFF MET FREQUENTLY WITH CLIENTS, FAMILIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES INVOLVED WITH THEIR CLIENTS. A TOTAL OF 35 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED BY THE PROJECT AND 130 FAMILY MEMBERS RECEIVED SERVICES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...KAP