Finding aid for the Los Angeles County Probation Department reports and studies 0428

Finding aid prepared by Jane Adler, Clay Stalls
USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu
2000 February 3


Title: Los Angeles County Probation Department reports and studies
Collection number: 0428
Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 1.0 linear ft. 2 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1946-1969
Abstract: Spanning the years 1946-1969, this collection contains reports and studies issued by or for the Los Angeles County Probation Department. The reports include annual reports and research reports on specific themes. This collection is especially valuable to researchers concerned with juvenile delinquency and the County's treatment of this social problem.
creator: Los Angeles County (Calif.). Probation Dept..

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

The use of archival materials for on-site research does not constitute permission from the California Social Welfare Archives to publish them. Copyright has not been assigned to the California Social Welfare Archives, and the researcher is instructed to obtain permission to quote from or publish manuscripts in the CSWA's collections from the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder# or item name], Los Angeles County Probation Department reports and studies, Collection no. 0428, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Scope and Content

Spanning the years 1946-1969, this collection contains reports and studies issued by or for the Los Angeles County Probation Department. The reports include annual reports and research reports on specific themes. This collection is especially valuable to researchers concerned with juvenile delinquency and the County's treatment of this social problem.
Some reports bear the stamp of the Catholic Welfare Library, one report that of the Welfare Planning Council, and one of Anne Ostomel, indicating their provenance before arrival at the CSWA.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Los Angeles County (Calif.). Probation Dept.. -- Archives
Juvenile delinquency--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Juvenile delinquents--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Reports
Surveys (documents)

Box 1, Folder 1

"Probation Department, County of Los Angeles, Annual Report/1957-1958" 1958

Box 1, Folder 2

"Los Angeles County Probation Department. An Approach to the Planning and Control of Probation Cases in the Field," by Cresap, McCormick, and Paget (management consultants) 1965

Box 1, Folder 3

"Los Angeles County Probation Department. Management Survey," by Cresap, McCormick, and Paget (management consultants) 1965

Box 1, Folder 4

Los Angeles County Probation Department. Special Report 1956

Box 1, Folder 5

Report on Placement Institute proceedings 1964

Box 1, Folder 6

"Proceedings of Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Youth Welfare and Delinquency Prevention. The Second Mile: New Directions for Community Action." Sponsored by the Federation of Community Coordinating Councils and LA County Dept. of Community Services 1964

Box 1, Folder 7

"Los Angeles County Probation Department. Placement Study. A Summary Report," by Catherine M. Dunn (2 copies; one with epilogue, one without) 1961

Box 1, Folder 8

LA County Probation Office pamphlets re volunteer programs (VISTO) and community services undated

Box 2, Folder 1

"County of Los Angeles. Probation Department. Fifty-Second Annual Report. For the Fiscal Year 1956-1957" circa 1957

Box 2, Folder 2

Annual reports of the Los Angeles County Probation Committee: 1946, 1949 1946, 1949

Box 2, Folder 3

LA County Probation Dept. Research Report No. 11: "Trends in Juvenile Probation Applications, Juvenile Hall Admissions, and Juvenile Hall Average Monthly Population: 1961-1963," by Calvin Hopkinson 1964 January

Box 2, Folder 4

LA County Probation Dept. Research Report No. 18: "Projections of Populations of the Los Angeles County Probation Department, 1949-1975 (draft)," by Calvin Hopkinson 1964 June

Box 2, Folder 5

LA County Probation Dept. Research Report No. 9: "A Five-Months Follow-up Study of 81 Girls Released from Detention during the Week, April 7-13, 1963," by Calvin Hopkinson 1963 September

Box 2, Folder 6

LA County Probation Dept. Research Report No. 26: "Riot Participant Study. Juvenile Offenders" 1965 November

Box 2, Folder 7

LA County Probation Dept. Research Report No. 28: "Comparative Analysis of the Willowbrook-Harbor Intensive Services Program, March 1, 1965 through February 28, 1966," by Eugene G. Feistman 1966 June

Box 2, Folder 8

"1968 Annual Report to the Judges of Los Angeles County" 1969

Box 2, Folder 9

LA County Probation Dept. Research Report No. 24: "The Juvenile Gang…," by Roger Rice and Rex Christensen 1965

Box 2, Folder 10

"Los Angeles County Probation Department. Special Report", re increase in Probation Dept. services 1956 June