The Pendleton Project: Semi-Annual Narrative Report, July 12, 1976

The Pendleton Project is a category C-1 Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Program serving the cities of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach in Southeastern Virginia. It is a community-based treatment center directed toward reeducating children with behavioral problems and their families so that future maladaptive behavior is unlikely to recur. The Project resources are designed to treat behavior disorders that may be a function of inappropriate learning, perceptual or learning disabilities or emotional adjustment difficulties. Program effects on the juvenile justice system are intended to: (1) reduce the necessity for interaction between law enforcement and children; (2) reduce the probability of adjudication by providing reasonable alternatives; and (3) prevent the necessity for incarceration by providing appropriate treatment in the natural environment. Program objectives may be stated as : (1) to discover the ongoing antecedent behaviors that may lead to future antisocial behavior and result in a maladaptive life style; (2) to develop a comprehensive treatment program to correct antisocial development as early as possible; (3) to develop new resources and coordinate existing resources; and (4) to measure the effectiveness of the work. (Author/JLL)