NCJ Number
85392
Date Published
1982
Length
23 pages
Annotation
This paper explains the concept and implementation of case management in projects funded under the Violent Juvenile Offender Research and Development program.
Abstract
It discusses case management objectives -consistency, continuity, and accountability -- and outlines the division of staff responsibilities. The paper describes how case management can be used to ensure that these objectives can be met in each of the primary program functions. Among the functions discussed was the planning and coordinating of resources, with particular emphasis on the need to encourage youth and informal resource participation in that process. The paper examines aspects of client control, primarily performance contracting, and decisions regarding the youth progress. The monitoring of formal resources and the important and frequently overlooked role of case management during reintegration were explained. Also analyzed was the role of the case manager in relationship to counseling and advocacy. A chart illustrates case management functions in various program sites. No references are included. (Author summary modified)