The final report addresses the cost and service impact of deinstitutionalization of status offenders in 10 states. Considered are the following aspects: state of deinstitutionalization (including change and legislative strategies, and non-resident services); services available to status offenders (including such service needs as additional…

Police use a middle school at Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, as a nighttime headquarters. At several colleges and universities students are supplementing professional campus security departments. (Author/MLF)

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (92nd, Boston, 1968).

The document contains the transcript of the congressional hearings on H.R. 2318 to extend authorizations of appropriations for programs established in the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978. Among the individuals presenting statements are the following: A. Cohn on…

At the beginning of this paper what is known about the effects of maltreatment on children is described. From that discussion, a general impression of the nature and quality of current knowledge emerges, with a focus on theoretical and methodological implications. It is concluded that reports on the physical, social, emotional, and…

The paper reports on the evaluation of Project ESPIRIT (Educational System in Parenting for the Retarded with Infants and Toddlers), a home based program for normal children of retarded mothers. Research problems are cited, such as instability of the experimental group. Preliminary results of analysis of four treatment variables and the criterion…

This paper reviews the literature concerning motor related child deaths, emphasizes that automobile related incidents are the major cause of death in children below 14 and over 1 year of age, and provides suggestions about what pediatricians can do to reduce highway fatalities among children. Special attention is given to investigations of the use…

This non-annotated bibliography, compiled by the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives, encompasses a wide spectrum of documents related to the violent juvenile offender. Although the bibliography is selective, it is a comprehensive listing of sources that deal with the life-style, treatment, and public misconceptions of violent youth.…

THIS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE FOR PRIMARY-GRADE TEACHERS PRESENTS NINE DIFFERENT SAFETY UNITS, INCLUDING TRAFFIC SAFETY, PLAYTIME SAFETY, SAFE EATING AND DRINKING HABITS, SAFE CLOTHING, HOME SAFETY, ANIMAL SAFETY, CIVIL DEFENSE SECURITY, AND TESTING SAFETY PRACTICES. EACH UNIT STRESSES THE REASONS FOR ACCENTING SAFETY, WHAT TO KNOW AND DO, AND…

The purpose of this publication is to promote a better understanding of how basic weather features develop on Chesapeake Bay and enable boaters to enjoy the Bay's unique waterways. Sections include: (1) Chesapeake Bay climate; (2) general weather features; (3) seasonal trends; (4) sources of weather information and forecasts; (5) weather service…

The purpose of this study was to determine the types of emotions elicited from individuals when they viewed anti-smoking posters and to determine the effectiveness of these posters in inhibiting or preventing smoking. College students were asked to evaluate ten anti-smoking posters according to their emotive response to them: 1) anger, 2) fear, 3)…

This brief booklet outlines the goals and rationale behind the Navy Alcoholism Prevention Program (NAPP). The program is built upon the assumption that alcoholism is a preventable and treatable illness. More than half the directors, counselors, and support staff at NAPP are sober alcoholics whose primary objectives involve aiding other alcoholics…

The bibliography on child neglect includes approximately 130 entries grouped under the following categories: general, prevention, identification, etiology, treatment, and sequelae. Within each category, articles appear in alphabetical order by author's name and usually include the title, date of publication, source, length, and an abstract. (LS)