NCJ Number
60383
Date Published
1975
Length
152 pages
Annotation
A SURVEY FOR THE INDIAN NATIONS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS DETERMINES PATTERNS OF JUVENILE ARREST, AND LEADS TO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DIVERSION PROCEDURES AND YOUTH SERVICES.
Abstract
IN BOTH TULSA (URBAN) AND OSAGE (RURAL) COUNTIES, CHILDREN IN NEED OF SUPERVISION SHOULD BE REFERRED TO YOUTH SERVICES RESOURCE BUREAUS, AND POLICE HANDLING OF JUVENILES SHOULD BE COORDINATED WITH THAT OF COURT-RELATED PERSONNEL. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EACH COUNTY DIFFER EXCEPT FOR A COMMON EMPHASIS ON DIVERSION OF YOUTH. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TULSA CENTER ON DIVERSION, ON CENTRAL INTAKE AND REFERRAL, AND ON YOUTH ADVOCACY, AND INCLUDE SUCH THINGS AS EXPANSION OF ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INVOLVEMENT OF PROFESSIONALS FROM OTHER AREAS OF HUMAN SERVICES IN CONSULTATION WITH THE YOUTH SERVICES STAFF, DEVELOPMENT OF FORMS AND SURVEYS, AND IMPROVEMENT OF OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. YOUTH SERVICES IN OSAGE COUNTY ARE DISCUSSED FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL LIFE STYLES, RELIGION, AND THE HISTORY OF THE OSAGE PEOPLE IN THE AREA. THE GOAL OF RECOMMENDATIONS MADE FOR BOTH COUNTIES WAS TO LIMIT THE OVEREXTENSION OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, SOMETHING WHICH HAD DEVELOPED THROUGH LACK OF FUNDING AND THE LOWERING OF THE LEGAL AGE OF MALE DELINQUENCY. THE INDIAN NATIONS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS SPONSORED THE SURVEY TO IDENTIFY NEEDS AND EXISTING RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR DIVERSION. THE SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE WAS OFFERED TO 39 SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND WAS DESIGNED TO COMPILE INFORMATION ON THE MANY KINDS OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN TROUBLE. ADDITIONS WERE MADE TO MAKE IT SPECIFIC TO THE INDIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AREA. ADDITIONAL QUESTIONNAIRES WERE ADMINISTERED TO PUBLIC SCHOOL YOUTH IN BOTH COUNTIES. THE QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES ARE INCLUDED. FOUR APPENDIXES ILLUSTRATE THE MATERIAL. (RFC)