ORGANIZING FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION - YOUTH DEVELOPMENT/DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROJECT - SECOND YEAR REPORT, SEPTEMBER 1974

• NCJ Number: 16265
• Author(s): D KNIGHT; R GOLDSTEIN; J GUTIERREZ
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 84 pages
• Corporate Author: California Dept of the Youth Authority
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SECOND-YEAR RESEARCH OVERVIEW OF THIS CALIFORNIA PROJECT WHICH EXAMINES A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO COMMUNITY PROBLEM-SOLVING.

Abstract

AN AS YET UNPERFECTED STATE EFFORT TO DESIGN AND INITIATE YOUTH PROGRAMS FROM THE VANTAGE POINT OF A THIRD PARTY, THE INVITED COMMUNITY BROKER, IS DESCRIBED. THE PROJECT ASSUMES THAT DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR IS CAUSED OR REINFORCED BY CERTAIN SOCIAL INSTITUTES. THERE, THE DIRECT-SERVICE CASEWORK APPROACH TO JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IS REPLACED BY EMPHASIS ON INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE. SEVERAL MODELS FOR COMPREHENSIVE DELIVERY OF YOUTH SERVICES AND MOBILIZATION OF RESOURCES ARE DEMONSTRATED. A SYSTEMS MODEL FOR PROMOTING YOUTH PROGRAM LINKAGE STATEWIDE IS ALSO DISCUSSED. THREE SPECIFIC PROJECT MODELS - NORTHWEST OAKLAND, LA COLONIA-OXNARD, AND THE DEL PASO AREA IN SACRAMENTO - ARE DESCRIBED.