NCJ Number
45319
Date Published
1978
Length
80 pages
Annotation
A NEW DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT COST-EFFECTIVE PROJECTS WHICH WILL HELP ASSURE GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY ON THE PART OF CONVICTED JUVENILES TOWARDS THEIR VICTIMS AND COMMUNITIES IS ANNOUNCED.
Abstract
THE AIM OF THE PROGRAM, CALLED 'RESTITUTION BY JUVENILE OFFENDERS,' IS TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL SENTENCING ALTERNATIVES WHICH INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR JUVENILE CRIME. RESTITUTION WILL INVOLVE MONETARY PAYMENTS BY OFFENDERS TO VICTIMS OR SERVICES TO THE VICTIMS OR THE COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM AND ITS UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS ARE DESCRIBED, PROGRAM STRATEGY IS OUTLINED, AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE DISCUSSED. ALSO INCLUDED ARE DESCRIPTIONS OF DATA NEEDS, METHODOLOGY, EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION. APPENDIXES ARE PRESENTED, DEALING WITH CURRENT KNOWLEDGE OF RESTITUTION PROGRAMS AND THEIR RESULTS IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, LEGAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A RESTITUTION PROGRAM FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS, A SIMPLIFIED FLOW CHART OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, APPLICATION FORMS, AND A DIRECTORY OF STATE CLEARINGHOUSES AND STATE CENTRAL INFORMATION RECEPTION AGENCIES.