For more than two years, the authors of this book were involved in a special project with 41 teenage delinquents whose crimes ranged from auto theft and housebreaking to rape and homicide. Most of these youths had dropped out of public school and were equally unresponsive to the educational program within the Federal penal system at the National…

Arguing that research shows that students possessing a number of identifiable social or interpersonal skills function better in school and community settings, this paper proposes that both public and private educational agencies identify relevant social skills for disruptive youth. It further suggests that they provide the training and practice…