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YOUTH SERVICES BUREAUS

NCJ Number
2468
Author(s)
J A SEYMOUR
Date Published
1971
Length
42 pages
Annotation
EXAMINATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S CRIME COMMISSION'S PROPOSALS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES BUREAUS.
Abstract
THE AIM OF THIS EXAMINATION WAS A DISCUSSION OF THE NATURE AND ROLE OF THESE BUREAUS, THE TYPES OF CASE WITH WHICH THEY SHOULD DEAL, THE BUREAUS' SIGNIFICANCE IN THE PATTERN OF JUVENILE SERVICES, AND SOME OF THE PROBLEMS WHICH MUST BE CONSIDERED BY THOSE CONCERNED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEME. FOOTNOTES.