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Levin, Boris Mikhailovich; Levin, Mikhail Borisovich – Soviet Education, 1990
Explores the extent of and reasons for alcohol use among Soviet juvenile delinquents, ages 14-18, confined to labor-upbringing colonies. Examines reasons for drinking, for committing crimes, onset of drinking, and links between types of crimes and frequency of drinking. Illustrates alcohol-crime link. Postulates how family influence predetermines…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Antisocial Behavior, Correctional Institutions
Download full textJustice Research and Statistics Association, Washington, DC. – 1995
Juvenile programs presented at five Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) State and Local Programs Working Meetings serve as the focus for this report. The following topics were covered at the meetings: (1) Rural Issues and Programs; (2) Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Education; (3) Understanding and Combating Violence; (4) Preventing Drug Abuse and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, County Programs, Crime
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Social Welfare Development and Research Center. – 1973
A summary and highlight of the significant developments, major accomplishments and important research findings of the three years of operation of the Honolulu Buddy System Project is contained in this document. In addition, the implications that the research data have generated, along with further directions to be explored are included. Most…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Court Role, Cross Age Teaching
California State Dept. of the Youth Authority, Sacramento. – 1969
This annual report of the California Youth Authority (CYA) Research Program described 28 projects focusing on the causes, treatment, and control of delinquent behavior. Eight of the projects received grant support through federal aid, including: (1) The Community Treatment Project, a comparative assessment of institutional and community treatment…
Descriptors: Action Research, Annual Reports, Correctional Education, Delinquency Causes
Turner, Susan; Davis, Lois M.; Steinberg, Paul S.; Fain, Terry – 2003
The Comprehensive Youth Services Act (CYSA), which was enacted in 1997 to fund juvenile probation services, had the following three basic goals: (1) keep probation youths from further crime; (2) help probation and at-risk youths develop essential skills to avoid dependence on public assistance; and (3) help achieve overarching federal Temporary…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Compliance (Legal), Crime Prevention
Edwards, Wanda Rushing; Carr, Edward G., Jr. – 1983
Arranged in five chapters, this supplementary resource for junior high students contains information on the history, practical applications, and social consequences of the law. In chapter 1, students are introduced to the origin of laws through examination of a fable, the relationship between government and laws, types of laws, and law…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Role
California State Dept. of Employment Development, Sacramento. – 2001
The California Youth Authority (CYA) planned to offer a training program covering all aspects of the automotive trades to wards during their incarceration. Through analysis, it showed future job opportunities exist, due to increased job numbers and high turnover rate, for persons trained in the automotive trades in California over a 10-year period…
Descriptors: Auto Body Repairers, Auto Mechanics, Correctional Education, Counties
Goldberg, Judith F.; And Others – 1978
A three-year pilot study was conducted to determine the noneconomic benefits of the Job Corps on the impact areas of jobs, society, and health. Representing seven Job Corps centers, a sample of 489 youth between the ages of 16 and 22 participated, of whom 85 percent were black and 87 percent were urban. In order to draw comparisons, the…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Black Youth, Crime, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Cagungun, Hazel – 2000
This document contains information about and from a conference on addressing the training and employment needs of youth with mental health disabilities in the juvenile justice system that was held by the National Mental Health Association (NMHA). The document begins with an executive summary and nine recommendations for the Youth Subcommittee of…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Change Strategies, Conferences, Correctional Education
Cordonnier, Gene – 2002
Cultural factors that influence 14- to 17-year-old boys in southwest Ohio to become involved in the juvenile correctional system include the following: (1) lack of a structured family environment; (2) lack of empathy; (3) self-centeredness; and (4) a misplaced sense of masculinity. Treatment of the whole person in correctional residential…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agricultural Education, Antisocial Behavior, At Risk Persons
