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WORKING WITH IN-SCHOOL DELINQUENTS - THE VOLUNTEER SPO (SCHOOL PROBATION OFFICER) PROGRAM

NCJ Number
31782
Author(s)
J M PETTIBONE
Date Published
1975
Length
171 pages
Annotation
IN THIS PROGRAM, SCHOOL PERSONNEL VOLUNTEER TO ACT AS JUVENILE COURT PROBATION OFFICERS WHILE CARRYING OUT THEIR SCHOOL DUTIES, DOING PROBATION CASEWORK AND SUPERVISION WITH DELINQUENTS INSIDE THE SCHOOL SETTING.
Abstract
THIS COLLECTION OF SEVEN ARTICLES DESCRIBES, PROPOSES, AND EXPLAINS HOW TO DEVELOP SUCH A PROGRAM. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS TWO ADDITIONAL ARTICLES ON SPO PROGRAMS WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND A SAMPLE SPO SUPERVISION GUIDE AND CASEWORK REPORT FORM. A NINE-PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND OTHER SOURCES IS INCLUDED.