UNION BAPTIST CRISIS CENTER - UNION BAPTIST CHURCH - A PROJECT EVALUATION

• NCJ Number: 38947
• Author(s): P ROBINSONTATE J
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 14 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-096
• Corporate Author: Delaware Criminal Justice Planning Cmssn
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EVALUATION OF A PROJECT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE INCARCERATION OF JUVENILE STATUS OFFENDERS IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, THROUGH THE OPERATION OF A DAY CARE CENTER AND GROUP HOMES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.

Abstract

PROJECT COUNSELING AND RECIDIVISM PREVENTION OBJECTIVES ARE DISCUSSED, AND THE METHOD OF OPERATION IS DESCRIBED. A FLOW CHART OF A CLIENT'S PROGRESS THROUGH THE PROGRAM ILLUSTRATES THE FUNCTIONING OF THE CENTER'S OPERATION. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT INCLUDE INCREASED CLIENT CASELOAD, LIMITING CLIENT ACCEPTANCE BY AGE, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORMS TO RECORD INTERACTIONS WITH CLIENTS. ...KAP