Juveniles taken into custody in South Carolina based on Uniform crime reports - 1976

This study represents an effort of the Department of Youth Services toward the compilation and analysis of juveniles taken into custody by law enforcement agencies in South Carolina. The data is based on the Uniform Crime Report. Attention is given to the proportion of juvenile population which has been apprehended as reported by the UCR, the various offenses with which juveniles were charged during 1976, and the disposition of those taken into custody as made by the individual law enforcement agencies. Each county has been briefly analyzed individually with a summary sheet and tables provided for specific county scrutiny, detailing those characteristics examined. Statewide tables are also presented, reflecting an overview for the entire state and the analyzation of UCR

Juveniles processed through South Carolina courts, FY 1977

This report on juveniles processed through the courts of the various counties in South Carolina for FY 1977 reflects a further effort in the investigation of another area of information in the State juvenile justice system and represents an update to the first compilation of such court data promulgated last year by the Research and Evaluation Section of the South Carolina Department of Youth Services. Basically, it reflects a synthesis of the second year’s reports from the court reporting system initiated in Fiscal Year 1976 with the cooperation of most of the courts who process juveniles. A summary sheet for each county is included and the statewide tables are more detailed for each county, so that all information pertaining to a particular county is accessible

Juveniles processed through South Carolina courts, FY 1978

This report on juveniles processed through the courts of the various counties in South Carolina for FY 1978 reflects a further effort in the investigation of another area of information in the State juvenile justice system and represents an update to the first compilation of such court data promulgated last year by the Research and Evaluation Section of the South Carolina Department of Youth Services

Status offender program evaluation : final report

This evaluation report assesses the effectiveness of the Status Offender Program. Population and length of stay figures are updated to reflect STOP's entire first year of operation, and the scope of analyzation is expanded to include more extensive comparisons between the STOP client population and that of the main campus R&E Program. Listed are specific research questions to be addressed, incorporating those identified in the evaluation proposal as well as additional questions deriving from issues which emerged during the actual evaluation proces

Save the children program : an analysis of client reaction

Prison programs to deter juveniles from crime received national attention during 1980 with the release of Scared Straight, a documentary film portraying Rahway State Prison's Juvenile Awareness Project Help. "Save the Children," an inmate-administered project operating at Central Correctional Institution, has survived the scared straight controversy and continues to function, serving primarily clients of the South Carolina Department of Youth Services. The Department of Youth Services developed the "Save the Children" questionnaire. This report which is an analysis of responses to all questionnaires

A study of revocations to the Department of Youth Services, March 16, 1978 - March 15, 1979

This study resulted from a request by the agency’s director that the Research and Evaluation Unit investigate certain factors associated with revocations to the Department of Youth Services. Administrative concern focused on the seemingly large proportion of revocations deriving from status/placement-type problems rather than criminal violations and their effect on the size of the institutional population. A study proposal was developed which designated for analysis the pertinent variables of reason for revocation, complete history of offenses/violations resulting in commitment, and length of revocation stay. In order to document with detail recent instances of children being returned to the Agency because of inadequate placement, a section presenting four case studies was appended to the statistical analysis. A full discussion of the methodology employed in the study followed

Juveniles taken into custody in South Carolina based on Uniform crime reports - 1977

This study represents an effort of the Department of Youth Services toward the compilation and analysis of juveniles taken into custody by law enforcement agencies in South Carolina. The data is based on the Uniform Crime Report. Attention is given to the proportion of juvenile population which has been apprehended as reported by the UCR, the various offenses with which juveniles were charged during 1977, and the disposition of those taken into custody as made by the individual law enforcement agencies. Each county has been briefly analyzed individually with a summary sheet and tables provided for specific county scrutiny, detailing those characteristics examined. Statewide tables are also presented, reflecting an overview for the entire state and the analyzation of UCR

Analysis of the relationship between offense and race of youth within the juvenile justice system

It has been routine to analyze the racial balance of the youth processed through the various components of the juvenile justice system in relation to their proportion in the general population appropriate age groups. It has been fairly well established through these studies, updated over several years, that a consistent general trend with reference to race does exist in South Carolina for youth processed through the system. With the intent to examine this issue, therefore, the following study was completed utilizing the populations committed in 1977 to both the R & E Center and the training schools in analyzing the relationship of commitment to both the factors of race and offense. A further comparison is then presented in reference to the other Juvenile Justice System components