NCJ Number
18988
Date Published
1975
Length
28 pages
Annotation
THE CALIFORNIA YOUTH AUTHORITY'S SUGGESTED FRAMEWORK FOR PREVENTING CRIME AND DELINQUENCY.
Abstract
THE BOOKLET DESCRIBES FIVE EMPIRICALLY-DERIVED PROPOSITIONS ABOUT THE CAUSES OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY WHICH, IN TURN, LEAD TO A BROAD THREE-PART CALIFORNIA STRATEGY. FOUR ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES ARE DESCRIBED WHICH ARE APPROPRIATE FOR STATE-LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION. THESE BEING POLICY DEVELOPMENT, MODEL DEVELOPMENT, RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, AND KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT. THE APPROACH IS MEANT TO LINK UP ASSUMPTIONS AND STRATEGY--TO GUIDE ACTION--BUT, WITHOUT PRESCRIBING RIGID PROGRAM APPLICATIONS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)