COSTS OF INSTITUTIONAL CARE FOR DELINQUENT ADOLESCENTS IN NEW YORK STATE - CRISIS AND LEGISLATIVE REMEDIES

• NCJ Number: 13266
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 26 pages
• Corporate Author: New York State Assembly
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ACTIVITIES AND COSTS OF OPERATING THE NEW YORK STATE TRAINING SCHOOL SYSTEM AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO DECREASE COSTS AND INCREASE SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS.

Abstract

ACTIONS TAKEN BY STATE AGENCIES IN RESPONSE TO PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY THE TRAINING SCHOOLS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS ARE OUTLINED. EFFORTS IN MASSACHUSETTS AND CALIFORNIA TO ENCOURAGE JUVENILE COURT DIVERSION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE UTILIZATION ARE DESCRIBED.