NCJ Number
9798
Date Published
1972
Length
380 pages
Annotation
THE EXISTING JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND RELATED AGENCIES, ASSESSMENT OF PROBLEMS AND NEEDS, AND DISCUSSION OF PRESENT AND PLANNED PROGRAMS.
Abstract
OVERVIEW OF PUERTO RICO, GENERAL STATEMENT OF PLANNED PRIORITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS AND MULTI-YEAR FORECASTS OF RESULTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE THE IMPROVEMENT OF POLICE, COURT, AND INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES, AND TRAINING AND IMPROVEMENT OF REHABILITATION PERSONNEL FOR JUVENILES. OTHER PROPOSALS CONCERN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AND ALTERNATIVES TO INSTITUTIONALIZATION FOR JUVENILES, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, CRIME PREVENTION, AND DRUGS AND NARCOTICS USE.