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Download full textEger, Darren; Kilby, Scott – 1998
The Male Adolescent Program for Positive Sexuality (MAPPS) is involved in the assessment and treatment, both individual and group, of adolescent sex offenders throughout Victoria (Australia). MAPPS clients comprise a heterogeneous group in relation to type of offence, backgrounds, denial, and individual development. To achieve a match between the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Foreign Countries, Males
PDF pending restorationBurnett, Darrell J.; Curtis, Susann K. – 1979
Research points to two major deficits in the juvenile offender: behavioral (minimal social adaptive skills) and educational (learning disabilities). A private hospitalization treatment program for adolescents is described which combines a behavioral and educational approach to the juvenile offender. A case study illustrates how a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Case Studies, Criminal Law
Irwin, James R. – 1978
Approaches to improve student achievement through improved self-actualization are attempted in the following programs: Rev. Jesse Jackson's Operation PUSH; the U.S. Department of Labor's program known as the Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Project Program; Denver, Colorado's New Pride Experiment; the Michigan Expeditions Program; and the John…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Dropout Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education
Webber, Glen R. – 1978
Crises intervention and prevention techniques developed by the Echo Glen Children's Center school in Washington are listed here, along with a description of climate improvement and problem-solving methods developed by the school's staff. The students in this special residential school are emotionally disturbed or socially maladjusted delinquent…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Correctional Education, Crisis Intervention, Delinquency
Emshoff, James G.; And Others – 1980
The Adolescent Diversion Project, an alternative to court processing for juvenile offenders, employs intervention strategies of behavioral contracting and advocacy. Youth (N=73) were assigned to one of three conditions: (1) the control group receiving usual court treatment; (2) the family condition involving a trained undergraduate volunteer who…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Delinquency
Urbanik, Richard – 1980
The North Carolina Department of Correction, Division of Prisons, provides two deinstitutionalization services for mentally retarded, incarcerated offenders. These projects, funded by monies provided by the Council on Developmental Disabilities, serve mentally retarded youthful offenders (age 17-21) and retarded female offenders regardless of age.…
Descriptors: Adults, Counseling Services, Counselor Role, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)
