RESPONSES TO TRUANCY (FROM SIXTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON JUVENILE JUSTICE, 1979)

• NCJ Number: 69284
• Author(s): K YOUNG; L V WILSON; J INGRO
• Date Published: 1979
• Length: 0 pages
• Corporate Author: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges; National District Atorneys Assoc; Teach 'Em Inc
• Sale Source: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges; Not Available Through National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Document Loan Program
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. THIS PROGRAM IS ONE COMPLETE SIDE OF THE CASSETTE, AND PART OF THE SECOND SIDE. FOR THE PROGRAM WHICH COMPRISES THE REST OF THE CASSETTE, SEE NCJ-69285

Annotation

NEW APPROACHES TO DEALING WITH TRUANCY IN CALIFORNIA AND IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., ARE DISCUSSED.

Abstract

A DIRECTOR OF THE MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTMENT OF COURT SERVICES PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF A STUDY INITIATED IN 1978 TO IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERISTICS OF TRUANTS, AND DESCRIBES A NEW PROGRAM IN WHICH SCHOOLS REFER TRUANTS FROM THE FIRST THROUGH THE SIXTH GRADES TO THE COMMUNITY BUREAU OF SOCIAL SERVICES BEFORE REQUESTING COURT INTERVENTION. THEN, A CONSULTANT FOR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS (CALIF.) EXPLAINS THE PROBLEMS THAT LED TO THE PASSING OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REVIEW BOARD BILL OF 1975 WHICH IS INTENDED TO FACILITATE THE RECOGNITION OF ATTENDANCE AND BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS EARLY ENOUGH TO ENHANCE THE CHANCES OF SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT BY COMMUNITY SERVICES. FINALLY, A CALIFORNIA JUVENILE COURT JUDGE DESCRIBES THE TRADITIONAL ROLE OF THE COURT IN HANDLING TRUANTS AND REVIEWS A PROGRAM WHICH INVOLVES A CLOSE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COURTS AND THE SCHOOLS IN ENFORCING SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AS A FORM OF PROBATION FOR TRUANTS. THE AUDIOTAPE CASSETTE IS SUITABLE FOR GENERAL AUDIENCES. A TABLE OF CONTENTS IS INCLUDED, BUT OTHER SUPPORTING MATERIALS ARE NOT PROVIDED. FOR RELATED TAPES, SEE NCJ 69273-83 AND 69285.