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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. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This article presents information on faculty research at the University of Pittsburgh Management Research Center. Bernard M. Bass has established associations of social scientists and management trainers to conduct training and research in managerial psychology. James Vaughan et al are surveying a small-to-medium banks to assess the effects of automated equipment on managerial patterns. A study on obsolescence among engineers is being conducted by Bernard Bass and Robert Lee. Gerald Barett and Edward Ryterband are preparing studies in the area of cognitive styles and communication techniques among managers.