JUVENILE COURT INSTITUTES - A TRAINING PROJECT IN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, FINAL REPORT

• NCJ Number: 10259
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 119 pages
• Grant Number(s): 76-P-10031/2-01
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation

Annotation

THE NCCD CONDUCTED A SERIES OF FIVE ONE-WEEK TRAINING INSTITUTES REGIONALLY THROUGHOUT THE U. S. FOR JUVENILE COURT JUDGES AND PROBATION AND DETENTION ADMINISTRATORS.

Abstract

THE INSTITUTE THEME WAS 'PLANNING AND MANAGING FOR CHANGE IN THE JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM' AND ITS OBJECTIVE WAS TO ASSIST JUDGES AND ADMINISTRATORS INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT NEW TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS AND DEVELOP MORE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT SKILLS. AN INSTRUMENTED LABORATORY WAS THE SETTING FOR EXAMINATION OF INTERPERSONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION, DECISION-MAKING AND PROBLEM -SOLVING, STYLES OF MANAGEMENT RELATED TO ORGANIZATIONAL GOAL ACHIEVEMENT, TREATMENT MODALITIES, LEGAL ISSUES, USE OF VOLUNTEERS, THE ROLES OF ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM AS COMMUNITY CHANGE AGENTS, AND DIVERSION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH FROM THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)