NCJ Number
3211
Journal
Police Chief Dated: (JULY 1972) Pages: 56-61
Date Published
1972
Length
6 pages
Annotation
ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION FOR REHABILITATING YOUNG OFFENDERS.
Abstract
EMPHASIS ON PUNISHMENT ALONE HAS NOT SECURED A DECREASE IN JUVENILE CRIME. EDUCATION AND JOB PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY AND COUNSELING SERVICES, JUVENILE COURT PROBATION SERVICES, YOUTH CLUBS, AND POLICE AIDE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AS PROMISING APPROACHES FOR CURTAILING THE WRONGDOING OF THE POTENTIAL DELINQUENT AND THE DELINQUENT.