CACTUS (CLIENT ACTION, CHARACTERISTICS, TRACKING AND RECORD UPDATING SYSTEM) - USER HANDBOOK

• NCJ Number: 28467
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 78 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Los Angeles Regional Criminal Justice Planning Board
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

THIS HANDBOOK DESCRIBES THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE INFORMATION SYSTEM OF PROJECT HEAVY (HUMAN EFFORTS AIMED AT VITALIZING YOUTH), AND WAS PREPARED FOR THE USE OF CASE MANAGERS AND STAFF OF DIVERSIONARY AGENCIES.

Abstract

PROJECT HEAVY IS AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM IN LOS ANGELES (CA) TO CONSOLIDATE JUVENILE COURT DIVERSION PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS IN THE CENTRAL CITY HIGH DELINQUENCY AREA. THE HANDBOOK PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE DIVERSION PROJECT YOUTH SERVICE SYSTEM AND DESCRIBES HOW A CLIENT 'FLOWS' THROUGH THIS SYSTEM. THEN, FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE CASE MANAGER, THIS HANDBOOK DESCRIBES THE CLIENT ACTION; CHARACTERISTICS; TRACKING AND RECORD UPDATING SYSTEM (CACTUS) FOR REPORTING ON CLIENT PROGRESS THROUGH DIVERSION PROCESSES AND SETS FORTH INSTRUCTIONS FOR PERPARING REPORTS. SEE ALSO NCJ-28469, 28470, 28471, NCJ-28472, AND 28473. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)