Effective truancy intervention

FORMER APPROACH Upon deciding that a particular truancy case required law enforcement attention, school officials triggered police action by faxing HPD a request to intervene. [...] the agency would dispatch an officer to deliver by hand or send through certified mail a letter to the parents or guar...

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Published in:FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin 2008-09, Vol.77 (9), p.28
Main Authors: Vance, Ed, Block, Jerald, Heuston, George
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Company business management
Court hearings & proceedings
Criminal investigations
Criminal pleas
Fines & penalties
Intervention
Judges & magistrates
Law enforcement officers
Legislation
Management
Peace officers
Police
School attendance
Services
Single parents
Truancy
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Summary:FORMER APPROACH Upon deciding that a particular truancy case required law enforcement attention, school officials triggered police action by faxing HPD a request to intervene. [...] the agency would dispatch an officer to deliver by hand or send through certified mail a letter to the parents or guardians (in their native language, if necessary) informing them of their child's truancy and that the minor must return to class by the next school day.
ISSN:0014-5688
1937-4674