Report of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission on the Virginia Division for Children to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virginia

Published in 1984 by the Commonwealth of Virginia, this report was commissioned by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to evaluate the efficacy and operational structure of the Virginia Division for Children. During the early 1980s, the state legislature sought to improve oversight of agency spending and program administration, leading JLARC to conduct rigorous performance audits on various government departments.

The document was prepared by state legislative staff analysts tasked with providing an objective assessment of the Division's mandate, which focused on child advocacy and coordinating state services for youth. Its design follows the standard utilitarian format of official government publications of the era, prioritizing clarity and data transparency for assembly members rather than aesthetic flair, and it served as a foundational text for later reforms regarding how the state processed social services for children.