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Whittaker, James K. – Child Care Quarterly, 1976
Discusses concerns of 1975 Child Care Institute, delineating major directions in the future development of community-based services for children. (JH)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Community Programs, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Emotional Disturbances
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Harstad, Curtis D. – Child Care Quarterly, 1976
Presents the basic general component of the guided group interaction model as it applies to a group-home setting, elements that make this a workable approach, problems, and evaluative results. The group as the element of change, staff role, group composition, and the group meeting are discussed. (JH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Child Caregivers
Czaja, Marion D. – 1997
In 1995, the Texas Legislature mandated the formation of Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs (JJAEPs) to serve adjudicated youth in counties with a population of 125,000 or more. Some less-populated counties formed their own JJAEPs. This paper presents a comparison of these voluntary programs to the mandated programs. Of the 22…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Lerman, Paul – Trans-action, 1971
Juveniles are subject to stricter laws than adults, and to more severe penalties for non-criminal acts than are many adults who commit felonies. Juvenile status offenders are handled through a criminal process rather than through measures which meet their needs. (DM)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Correctional Institutions, Court Litigation, Court Role
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Sutton, John R. – American Journal of Sociology, 1983
State juvenile codes and census records in the United States in the 19th century are analyzed. The establishment of reformatories was a necessary precondition for changes in the legal status of children. Groups demanded a specialized legal arena for children which stressed prevention and rehabilitation. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Correctional Institutions, Delinquency Prevention, Delinquent Rehabilitation
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Petronio, Richard J. – Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1982
Tested the degree of association between probation officers' sent and received roles and role behavior in four juvenile courts. Found the role communicated to probation officers by their superiors was predictive of the role the probation officers perceived but not of the role as enacted with juveniles. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Juvenile Courts, Organizational Climate
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Nelson, Gary M. – Social Work, 1982
Found that states prohibiting institutionalization of status offenders and juvenile delinquents were no more likely to provide high levels of child foster care and protective services under Title XX than states not prohibiting institutionalization. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Correctional Institutions, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Financial Support
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Traver, Michael D.; Rule, Warren R. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1996
Reviews the types of treatment facilities being utilized by youth facilities nationwide and their practices regarding self-mutilating residents. Results indicate varied frequencies of self-harming behavior. Findings suggest that departments that chose to take responsibility for stabilizing mutilating adolescents as a distinct group express greater…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Correctional Institutions, Delinquent Rehabilitation
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Ameen, Christine A. – Evaluation Practice, 1990
An application of the "Standards for Evaluations of Educational Programs, Projects, and Materials" to a private institution caring for emotionally disturbed and delinquent children--the Starr Commonwealth Schools--is discussed. Topics include the organizational context, evaluation initiation, implementation, external benefits, and…
Descriptors: Delinquent Rehabilitation, Educational Principles, Emotional Disturbances, Foster Care
School Safety, 1989
Research and numerous model programs suggest that sports play an important social role. Particularly among youth, sports and professional athlete role models help deter juvenile delinquency. Several athlete organizations have been established to aid youth. (SI)
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletics, Delinquency Prevention, Delinquent Rehabilitation
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Reitsma-Street, Marge – Journal of Offender Counseling, Services & Rehabilitation, 1988
Discusses conceptual clarification of dimensions in the treatment environment of a residential unit for young offenders. Examines ideas of structure, control, contemporaneous, and developmental matching from the Conceptual Level Matching Model. Describes specification of types, quality, and settings of staff-youth interactions. Addresses the…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Hebborn, John – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Leadership, 1993
An 11-day English back-packing expedition in the Sierra Nevada mountains (Spain) included 4 staff members and 7 youth offenders. The program discouraged criminal behavior and increased the self-esteem of the youth offenders through development of teamwork and a sense of responsibility and commitment to the expedition. (LP)
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Behavior Change, Camping, Change Strategies
Hogan, Robert A. – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Leadership, 1992
Considers the wilderness environment as "sacred space," a place pervaded by a sense of power, mystery, and awesomeness that when visited with "full respect and a clean spirit" can lead to positive empowerment. Suggests that a key objective for outdoor programs should be teaching about nature and conservation. Describes positive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Conservation (Environment), Delinquent Rehabilitation, Individual Development
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Wichmann, Ted – Journal of Experiential Education, 1991
Asocial behaviors were significantly reduced among 36 adjudicated adolescents who participated in a 30-day therapeutic wilderness program focusing on interpersonal problem solving and peer group dynamics. Behavior change was related to instructor experience and expectations and to participant interpersonal problem-solving skills. Contains 19…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change
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Larson, James D. – Journal of Offender Counseling, Services & Rehabilitation, 1990
Describes group therapy approach used by team of school psychologists to treat delinquent behavior of adolescents (n=82). Notes cooperative arrangement with the juvenile court made it possible for adjudicated delinquent youth to be referred directly to after-school sessions. Results from one-year follow-up study found no further arrests for 59.8…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Delinquency
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