Abstract
The greatest problem of the Southwest Area Office of the Los Angeles County Probation Department is probationer unemploy ment. A bout three years ago, the office, which is located in an area of high delinquency and crime, embarked on a program of interesting the community's residents and business people in forming an independent, autonomous citizen group concerned with the employment of probationers. This article describes how such a group was formed and cites some of the problems and benefits that attend a local citizen-action program of this nature.
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