PHASE 1 ASSESSMENT OF YOUTH SERVICE BUREAUS - PRODUCT SIX - DESIGN FOR PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY

• NCJ Number: 41952
• Author(s): K Polk
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 44 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-NI-99-0041
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Boston University Metropolitan College
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS BOOKLET DESCRIBES SOME OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN AN ASSESSMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES BUREAUS.

Abstract

THERE EXISTS, ACCORDING TO THIS STUDY, AN URGENT NEED FOR A THOROUGH ASSESSMENT OF THE OPERATIONS OF YOUTH SERVICE BUREAUS FOR PURPOSES OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY. THESE ASSESSMENTS SHOULD ASK WHETHER YOUNG PEOPLE IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW ARE ACTUALLY BEING HELPED BY YOUTH SERVICE BUREAUS (YSB). ALL YSB'S SHOULD ANSWER TO THREE QUESTIONS: WHAT DOES THE AGENCY DO? ARE CLIENTS BEING HELPED? AND DOES THE PROGRAM AFFECT THE OFFICIAL AND ACTUAL DELINQUENCY RATES OF THE YOUTH IT SERVES? APPENDIXES COVER RECIDIVISM DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS, AND A YSB CHECKLIST OF INFORMATION ON PROCESSING AND DIVERSION OF JUVENILES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COURT AGENCIES....BDS