During the 1930’s implementations of what was known as the Chicago Area Project began to take shape. This approached was directed towards juvenile individuals and to reduce those associated with criminal activities. This was attempted by improving the physical appearance of surrounding neighborhoods, recreational activities, and direct member involvement with troubled youth via either school or courtroom. Unfortunately, there was no way of evaluating the effectiveness during its original conception, it wasn’t apparent till a review was publish be the Rand Corporation, declaring the program was effective at reducing juvenile delinquency. The process began with a focus on only three areas known to have the highest crime rates in the area, to
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During the 1940’s changes occurred due to the influx of a large Hispanic population where a once majority Polish neighborhood once stood. Building upon the original foundation of three components of the programs this set began to spread like wildfire eventually reaching the point where it had such an impact that during the Kennedy and Johnson administration it was the foundation of delinquency preventing throughout the United States. In the 1930’s it joined forces with War on Poverty by providing programs for out-of-work and out-of-school youth. Still in effect today and an effective form of diversion the Juvenile Justice Diversion Project, launched as a pilot program in 1997 and has since proven as an effective means of alternative to …show more content…
Taking a concept and working through the numerous hardships that hit the Chicago area, including during 1970’s abolishment of the Illinois Youth Commission which transferred all institutional and community services under the direct supervision of the Department of Corrections, reducing their ability to divert youth from incarceration as an alternative means. Through there never ending fight to ensure they had necessary funding to continue their programs such as in 1981 when the state legislature failed to approve for Commission on Delinquency Prevention which left the CAP without funding until they were successful on approaching the Department of Children and Family Service, DCFS, which acknowledged CAP for their long line of productive programs that aided youth and
During the 1940’s changes occurred due to the influx of a large Hispanic population where a once majority Polish neighborhood once stood. Building upon the original foundation of three components of the programs this set began to spread like wildfire eventually reaching the point where it had such an impact that during the Kennedy and Johnson administration it was the foundation of delinquency preventing throughout the United States. In the 1930’s it joined forces with War on Poverty by providing programs for out-of-work and out-of-school youth. Still in effect today and an effective form of diversion the Juvenile Justice Diversion Project, launched as a pilot program in 1997 and has since proven as an effective means of alternative to …show more content…
Taking a concept and working through the numerous hardships that hit the Chicago area, including during 1970’s abolishment of the Illinois Youth Commission which transferred all institutional and community services under the direct supervision of the Department of Corrections, reducing their ability to divert youth from incarceration as an alternative means. Through there never ending fight to ensure they had necessary funding to continue their programs such as in 1981 when the state legislature failed to approve for Commission on Delinquency Prevention which left the CAP without funding until they were successful on approaching the Department of Children and Family Service, DCFS, which acknowledged CAP for their long line of productive programs that aided youth and