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Acknowledgements
This project would have not been possible if it were not for the support I received from a
number of agencies and individuals over the last three years. I would first like to thank
the Juvenile Justice Advisory Council of Iowa and Dave Kuker, Lori Rinehart, Dick
Moore from the Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning of Iowa. The Chief
District Juvenile Court Officers (Steve Smith, Dan Conway, Pat Hendrickson, Roger
Penn, and Bert Aunan), the individual juvenile court officers, and the rest of staff at each
of the county offices also deserve a thank you. The public defenders, prosecutors,
referees, and judges who participated in the study are also acknowledged for their help.
Special thanks go out to Tina Van Houweding, Herb Kueny, and Everette Laning.
A variety of agencies also need to be thanked for their cooperation and patience: the Day
Treatment Program for Children with Behavioral Disorders, the Center of Alcohol and
Drug Services, Lesley East and West, Meyer Hall and other detention facilities in the four
counties, various group homes and residential treatment centers, Quakerdale, Steve
Houston and staff at the Eldora State Training School, youth shelters, and Wayne Ford
and the staff at Urban Dreams. Again, I would like to thank these groups and the other
people and agencies who have not been cited here for their support. Their help is greatly
appreciated.
There are many people who worked on the research that I would also like to thank. They
are: Cynthia Green, Mary Mc Laughlin, Lesley Martin, Jeanne Kass, Bernice Burnett,
Carol Newkirk, Shelia Burnett, Sean Anderson, Holly Graves, Kathleen Kauth, Tadd
Cline, Karen Mead, Tony Foy, Margaret Cejas, Maria Watson, Jodi Silberman, Susan
Lancaster, Teresa McCormick, Claudette Carr, Jason Nelson, Christina Schaul, Donna
Shuer, Mark Sturgevant, Debborah Erickson, Brent Lindberg, Jill Hermsen, Lesile
Lawson, Donna Lowry, Vanessa Nassif, Howard LeFiore, Michelle Lilla, Sandy Bell,
Laure Muehlstedt, Kathleen Markway, Jayne Arneil, Laticia Valdes, Carrie Barrette,
Skipp Slattenow, Jenean Harris, Carrie Amsbary, Anita Norwood, Brian Herboid, Brenda
Meyer, Britt Peterson, Scott Barngrove, Tom Curry, Lisa Bries, Shane Wrage, Mary
Howard, Laurie Nusbaum, Christa Lovell, Angie Michel, Jae Phil Cho, and the
secretarial staff at the University of Northern Iowa. Jeff Spears also deserves
acknowledgement and a special thank you for his effort.
I would like to also thank Carl Pope, Cassia Spohn, William Feyerherm, Keith Crew,
Virgil Nowack, Tom Hill, Gene Lutz, Bob Kramer, and Margaret Farnworth. William
Downs of the Adolescent Center at the University of Northern Iowa also deserves a thank
you for his support.
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