PROJECT HEAVY (HUMAN EFFORTS AIMED AT VITALIZING YOUTH) COMMUNITY RESOURCE SURVEY

• NCJ Number: 28472
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 237 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Los Angeles Regional Criminal Justice Planning Board
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS SURVEY PRESENTS INFORMATION ON THE DIVERSIONARY SERVICES CURRENTLY OFFERED TO YOUTH IN THE CENTRAL CITY LOS ANGELES (CA) AREA.

Abstract

THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED OF YOUTH-SERVING COMMUNITY SERVICE AGENCIES WITHIN, OR SERVING, THE PROJECT HEAVY CENTRAL CITY AREA. IN ADDITION, AGENCIES WHICH WOULD ACT AS 'DIVERTERS' OF YOUTH INTO SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS, AND AGENCIES WHICH SPONSOR OR FUND SUCH DIVERSION ACTIVITIES WERE SURVEYED. THE SURVEY ALSO FOCUSED ON THE ISSUES AND PROBLEMS OF DIVERSION AS SEEN BY SERVICE PROVIDERS, DIVERTERS, AND SPONSORS. STATISTICAL DATA ON DEMOGRAPHICS AND YOUTH PROBLEM INCIDENCE IN THE CENTRAL CITY AREA ARE PRESENTED. SEE ALSO NCJ-28467, 28469, 28470, 28471, AND 28473.