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Peer reviewedPresbury, Jack H.; Moore, Helen B. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1983
Describes a delinquency prevention program where young boys were taken to jail following minor law offenses. With a counselor, they talked to police and prisoners about what it was like to be in jail. None of the 19 children who participated committed any serious crimes in the six years since the program began. (JAC)
Descriptors: Child Development, Correctional Institutions, Delinquency Prevention, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Peer reviewedCollingwood, Thomas R.; And Others – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1976
Describes an innovative Youth Services Program, an operational unit of the Dallas Police Department, which has drastically reduced the rearrest/recidivism rate for juvenile offenders. The program teaches three basic skills: physical fitness, interpersonal skills and study skills. (HMV)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Correctional Education, Counseling Services, Delinquency


