Abstract
How to involve the community in solving social problems, such as delinquency, is a source of major concern, not only locally but nationally. The answer is not as complex as some theoreticians would lead us to believe. In Eugene, Oreg., the Lane County Youth Project found that people will volunteer their services if they are asked a single question: "Will you please give the Juvenile Department a hand with a delinquent boy or girl who needs a friend?" The motivation and training of volunteer case aides assisting probation officers in handling delinquents as well as the positive values of such a program are described in detail.
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