The American Library Association encourages public libraries to extend their services to people in jails and detention centers, but there is little research that shows exactly how many libraries do so. Research shows that 54% of juveniles arrested are not sent to residential facilities but instead receive court ordered probation into an Intensive…

A cooperative demonstration project in correctional education offers vocational training and supportive services in a neighborhood environment for youth offenders confined to the correctional facility in South Portland, Maine. The project provides an all day comprehensive vocational/life skills program in the community to youth offenders prior to…

The document reports the suggestions offered by workshop participants regarding alternative responses to the problems of delinquent behavior patterns in youth. Recommendations offered include the following: priority must be given to services to children in need, with the goal of preventing entrance into the traditional justice system; programs…

The article reports follow-up results of a research and demonstration program undertaken by the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission with 150 delinquent youths who had appeared before two juvenile courts in Massachusetts. (SBH)

The final report summarizes activities, accomplishments, and staff and third-party evaluations of project CORE (Cooperative Operations for Restructuring Education), a program to provide educational services to incarcerated youth. Chapters 1-3 review the history of the project and describe accomplishments of specific programs, including the…

The final report summarizes activities of the 3-year Correctional Special Education Training (C/SET) Project, designed to improve special education services to incarcerated youth and young adults. Original project goals are listed. First year activities are noted, including site visits to identify current regional correctional special education…

The purpose of this study was to document the effectiveness of a small pilot program designed to address the academic, psychosocial, and adaptive needs of juvenile offenders with substance abuse diagnoses. This research measured functionally defined outcomes and examined disparities between students who achieved success and those who did not.…

The Ward Grievance Procedure (WGP) is an Exemplary Project which was developed in California Youth Authority institutions in response to the need of forming administrative procedures for settling inmate grievances. Comprehensive information is provided to aid correctional planners and administrators in their efforts to improve or develop methods…

The report describes the Unified Delinquency Intervention Services (UDIS) program, a demonstration project to provide services for the chronic inner-city delinquent. Part I provides introductory information on the program and the chronic delinquent, design of the study (including staff, general design characteristics, archival data and interview…

Presented are the results of a study of the possible relationship between learning disabilities (LD) and juvenile delinquency (JD). The project is reported to have included a literature search, a survey of current theories of experts in the field of special education, and an inventory of Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA)…

The document describes the Family Treatment Unit, a demonstration program to provide a variety of family treatment services to status offenders (11 to 17 years old) and their families. The goals of the program are: (1) to provide family services to families of status offenders; (2) to maintain status offenders in their natural homes by…

THE COLLEGEFIELDS PROJECT (CP) WAS PRIMARILY A DEMONSTRATION OF EDUCATIONALLY BASED GROUP REHABILITATION FOR DELINQUENT AND PREDELINQUENT BOYS. SECONDARILY, IT WAS DESIGNED TO VALIDATE THE PROGRAM'S EFFECTIVENESS. GUIDED GROUP INTERACTION WAS THE MAJOR TECHNIQUE IN ALTERING EDUCATIONAL EXPECTATIONS AND REDUCING DELINQUENT BEHAVIORS AND FEELINGS OF…

The issue of radiating impact, particularly in the area of the dissemination of social innovations, is a phenomenon of considerable interest. Several case studies reported in the literature have questioned the ability of model demonstration projects to make a substantial impact on the systems within which they operate. The generalization of a…

The report reviews the third year of a 4-year demonstration and research project, Programing Interpersonal Curricula for Adolescents (PICA). General purpose is to develop remedial procedures for adolescents with both scholastic and social or behavioral problems. In a half day educational program 12 such students study academic and interpersonal…

A model program for providing vocational rehabilitation services to rural youthful offenders was developed and a demonstration project using the model program conducted. Twelve youthful offenders referred by the local correctional personnel were served. The results of the demonstration project indicated that the overall program was most effective…