OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT - HEARING BEFORE THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, JUNE 29, 1976

• NCJ Number: 37158
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 62 pages
• Corporate Author: US Congress
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TESTIMONY AND OTHER MATERIALS CONCERNING THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF VIOLENCE IN THE SCHOOLS AND ITS IMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL POLICIES AS WELL AS ON EMPLOYMENT POLICIES.

Abstract

THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT OF 1974 PROVIDED FOR FEDERAL COORDINATION OF POLICY DEALING WITH THE PROBLEMS AND CAUSES OF DELINQUENCY. THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, AS PART OF ITS OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT OF 1974, CONDUCTED HEARINGS ON THE EXTENT OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE POSSIBLE POLICY ALTERNATIVES FOR THE SCHOOLS. THIS HEARING PRESENTS TESTIMONY BY DR. BERNARD WATSON, CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF URBAN EDUCATION AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY. ALSO INCLUDED IS THE TEXT OF A REPORT BY DR. WATSON, ENTITLED 'SCHOOLING, VIOLENCE, AND VANDALISM: PROMISING PRACTICES AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES'.