NCJ Number
32488
Date Published
1976
Length
0 pages
Annotation
INFORMATION BASE FOR POLICY MAKERS ASSEMBLING WHAT IS CURRENTLY KNOWN OF THE STATE OF THE ART OF DELINQUENCY PREVENTION NATIONALLY.
Abstract
MAJOR ASSESSMENT FINDINGS INCLUDE: EXTREME PROGRAMMATIC WEAKNESSES IN THE AREAS OF CLIENT IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES AND PROGRAM EVALUATION; INTERVENTION STRATEGIES SELDOM LINKED TO EITHER THE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT CAUSATION OR THE IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES; PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIREMENTS AND PROGRAM SCREENING PROCEDURES WHICH INHIBIT THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO LARGE NUMBERS OF YOUTH; AND THE OVERALL INABILITY OF PRACTITIONERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND POLICY MAKERS TO ADDRESS THOSE INDIVIDUAL, INTERPERSONAL, AND SOCIETAL CONDITIONS FROM WHICH DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR EMERGES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT) FOR OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF DELINQUENCY PREVENTION, SEE NCJ-32487 AND NCJ-32489-90.