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socially acceptable behavior by providing them wi th the proper vehicles to achieve this. This WJuld include IIDre contact with the schools and the students in crime prevention training, instituting IIDre youth activities sponsored by adul ts, and to see a statistical decline in the number of juveniles handled by the departrrent because juvenile crime is down. 3. Approach: a. Statement of Tasks Involved: In order to direct1 y address the problem of juvenile crime in our area , the Juvenile Officer Imlst have a close working relationship with the existing programs and agencies who deal with youth. This is currently being done by frequent visits with the Juvenile Judge, Juvenile Probation Depart:rænt, San Marcos Group Horne, Youth Services Bureau, Texas Department of Human Services, San Marcos Independent School District, and COIl:IID..U1ity groups geared towards assisting juveniles. The role that each of these groups have in dealing with juveniles is further explained in section (d). b. Projected Accùmplishments: Refer to Project Goal Achievements, page CJD-16. c. Kinds of Data to be Collected: The data to be collected will be that required by grant standards and also documentation of the programs and activities the Juvenile Officer participates in. d. Other Participating/Cooperating Organizations: Juvenile Judge - By working with the Juvenile Judge, infoDnation can be gathered on new case law regarding juveniles and instituting irmovative diversion programs. Juvenile Probation Depa.rt:rœnt - Approxilrately sixty. hours a IIDnth are devoted to visiting with Juvenile Probation to set up diversion programs and counsel offenders, their parents, and the vict.iros of crime. School District - By working as a liaison wi thin the school district, the Juvenile Officer can assess the juvenile crime problems on the school campuses. This enables both the school district and Juvenile Officer to attempt to get to the root of the crime problem and provide proper solutions. It also helps in solving off campus problems. San Marcos Group Hate - Several IIDntlù. y visits are rrade to the Group Horne to assist the house parents with problems that may arise in the carrrnunity I in the schools, or wi thin the bane. It is also a valuable source of infODnation since the occupants are very knowledgeable about juveniles in the cormunity. Youth Services Bureau - The Juvenile Officer \\Urks closely with this camunity sponsored group to recruit applicants for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program. The tv.u also work on diversion programs for youth. Texas Department of Human Services - By working closely with cas~rkers, the Juvenile Officer can get better insight on how to properly address the problems of individuals receiving counseling and what would be in the best interest of the juveniles involved. CJD 15b