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VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS IN PREVENTION AND DIVERSION - A DIRECTORY

NCJ Number
11607
Author(s)
T F FAUTSKO; I H SCHEIER
Date Published
1973
Length
55 pages
Annotation
DIRECTORY AND LOCATOR OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES IN THE AREAS OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION AND DIVERSION OF JUVENILES FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Abstract
PROGRAM ABSTRACTS ARE PRESENTED HERE FOR 33 RESPONDENTS TO A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE AUTHORS. THEY WERE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF FOUR CRITERIA. A PRIMARY CONSIDERATION WAS THE RELATIVE COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION FURNISHED BY THE RESPONDENTS. SECONDLY, PROGRAMS WERE SELECTED TO SHOW A RANGE OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT. THIRDLY, PROGRAMS WERE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF A HIGH VOLUNTEER TO CLIENT RATIO. FINALLY, SOME ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO PROCURING A RANGE OF GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION. PROGRAM ABSTRACTS INCLUDE PHILOSOPHY, INTERPRETATION, AND OPINION AS WELL AS FACTUAL MATTER AS FURNISHED BY THE PROGRAM STAFFS. ALSO INCLUDED ARE ADDRESSES OF ALL 88 SURVEYED PROGRAMS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR INCLUSION IN THE MAIN PORTION OF THE TEXT, THE AUTHORS' EVALUATIONS OF TRENDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE, A LISTING OF RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS, AND AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY.