SOME IMPLICATIONS FOR NORTH CAROLINA OF RECENT RESEARCH IN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

• NCJ Number: 10773
• Author(s): S H CLARKE
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 19 pages
• Grant Number(s): 73-N1-04-0002
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: University of North Carolina
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: MECKLENBURG CRIMINAL JUSTICE PILOT PROJECT

Annotation

APPLICATION OF FINDINGS BASED ON RESEARCH DONE IN PHILADELPHIA TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS IN NORTH CAROLINA.

Abstract

THE PHILADELPHIA DATA AND FINDINGS BASED ON THE DATA ARE DESCRIBED AND DISCUSSED. THE INTAKE PRACTICES OF A JUVENILE OFFENDER PROGRAM, THE YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU ARE EXAMINED WITH REFERENCE TO THE UNITED STATES AS A WHOLE, AND TO NORTH CAROLINA. NORTH CAROLINA HAS CHOSEN THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM TO SUPPLEMENT, OR SERVE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO, THE CONVENTIONAL JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. IMPLICATIONS OF THE PHILADELPHIA DATA FOR NORTH CAROLINA ARE TRACED, INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS REGARDING PRIORITIES IN PROVIDING SERVICE TO JUVENILE OFFENDERS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)