NCJ Number
101660
Editor(s)
J L White,
D M MacDonald
Date Published
1985
Length
100 pages
Annotation
These policy articles examine financing options for juvenile detention homes and rehabilitation facilities in Ohio.
Abstract
The first section presents past, present, and future perspectives on debt management in the State. A variety of long-term financing options and their costs and benefits are presented. An assessment is provided of the current financial condition of Ohio's 88 counties and their ability to incur new or additional indebtedness beyond their current operating expenditures. An overview of the origins of Ohio's constitutional limitations on public debt also is presented. The second section examines privatization as a means of managing debt. A distinction is made between those approaches which create private-sector tax advantages and those that do not. Inconsistencies in Federal tax policy that work to the detriment of the public sector also are discussed. The final section explores the possible effects of Federal and State juvenile justice policy on construction project funding in the late 1980's. Chapter footnotes and references. For individual papers, see NCJ 101661-101662.