SANTA CLARA COUNTY - PRE-DELINQUENT DIVERSION PROJECT - QUARTERLY REPORTS FOR JULY 1, 1972 - OCTOBER 1, 1972, OCTOBER 1, 1972 - DECEMBER 31, 1972, AND JANUARY 1, 1973 - MARCH 31, 1973

• NCJ Number: 14261
• Author(s): J BERKOWITZ
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 183 pages
• Grant Number(s): 0998-E
• Contract Number(s): -7-71
• Sponsoring Agency: California Council on Criminal Justice
• Corporate Author: Santa Clara Cty Juvenile Probation Dept
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

REPORTS ON PROJECT DESIGNED TO ASSIST 12 COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT JURISDICTIONS TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE SERVICES TO JUVENILES IN PLACE OF REFERRAL TO THE JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT.

Abstract

THE REPORTS INCLUDE OVERVIEWS OF THE 12 LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS SUBMITTED BY THE PROJECT CONSULTANTS. PROJECT ELEMENTS INCLUDED TRAINING OF POLICE OFFICERS IN A KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITY AGENCIES THAT SERVE JUVENILES, REFERRAL PROCEDURES, AND SHORT TERM COUNSELING OF YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE PROJECT REPORT FURTHER INCLUDES A RESEARCH PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING THE IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTS OF THE PROGRAM. STATISTICS CONSIDERED RELEVANT TO MEASURING THE EFFECTS OF THE DIVERSION PROJECT ARE INCLUDED IN THE APPENDIXES.