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Vann, Michael; Schubert, Steven R.; Rogers, Dan – Preventing School Failure, 2000
This article describes an Escambia County, Florida, program that serves male, middle school, juvenile delinquents or adjudicated youth with disabilities. It describes the program's development, components, successes, and failures. It notes program eligibility, intake and orientation processes, social skills intervention, academic program, and the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Delinquency, Disabilities, High Risk Students
Repetto, Jeanne; Webb, Kristine; Beutel, Adory; Perkins, Dollean; Bailey, Mary – 1999
This workbook is designed to help Florida students in the juvenile justice system plan for their desired postschool outcomes. It includes activities to help students make good decisions that will affect their entry into adult life. "Dare to Know" boxes are found throughout the workbook and provide important information to students to…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Career Exploration, Career Planning, Delinquency
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Casey, Richard E. – Preventing School Failure, 1996
The New Smyrna Beach Employability Skills Training Program in Florida offers emotionally and behaviorally disordered adolescents the opportunity to learn basic academic, social, employability, and business skills through participation in a school-based business that models an actual job site. Comparative data for suspensions, dropouts, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Business Education, Delinquency, Dropout Prevention
Banks, Steven M.; Pandiani, John A. – 2001
This report discusses the preliminary results of a study that investigated arrest rates for adolescents who received community mental health services under Medicaid managed care programs in Hillsborough, Florida, and four surrounding countries. Results indicate many young recipients of mental health services were arrested in Hillsborough and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Community Health Services, Criminals