NCJ Number
9945
Date Published
1972
Length
36 pages
Annotation
EVALUATION OF A PROJECT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO JUVENILE DETENTION THROUGH ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES DESIGNED TO CHANGE ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR.
Abstract
A VISITATION TEAM BASED ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON QUANTIFIED DATA FURNISHED BY LIVING ARTS PROJECT (LAP) STAFF MEMBERS AND ON INFORMATION GAINED FROM INTENSIVE INTERVIEWS AND OBSERVATIONS WITH PROJECT STAFF MEMBERS AND STUDENTS. A COMPARISON IS MADE OF THE LAP AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED AND THE PROGRAM THAT WAS FINALLY IMPLEMENTED. DISCUSSED ARE THE PROPOSED BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY WERE MET BY THE LAP PROGRAM. AN EVALUATION IS MADE OF THE STAFF AND PROGRAM OPERATIONS IN LIGHT OF PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS. THE REPORT CONCLUDES WITH A SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC CONCLUSIONS REACHED BY THE VISITATION TEAM AND A LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)