Few juvenile offenders reintegrate into formal educational and vocational programs after incarceration. This article describes a program of educational assistance provided by a team of educational specialists for youth returning to the community. (JOW)

Reviews the rationale and concepts involved in the behavioral evaluation of delinquents and provides several approaches and instruments for organizing information about youths in trouble. Provides a format and process for preparing a behavioral assessment report. (Author/LHW)

Presents the results of a longitudinal experiment focused on the relative efficacy of varying treatments for juvenile offenders (N=213). All treatment conditions involving a specific intervention model located outside the formal juvenile justice system produced lower recidivism rates than the attention-placebo, treatment-as-usual control, or…

Professional staff at an institute for juvenile delinquents report an approach which encouraged houseparents to participate in program planning and to use their creative potentiality. This resulted in houseparents encouraging boys in their charge to do the same. (NH)

Summarizes the history of the emergence, beginning in the 1970s, of correctional education (CE) as a unique subset of the education profession. Discusses reasons for the increased national focus on CE and the problems teachers encounter in the prison environment. Recommends careful screening in selecting individuals for the CE profession. (NRJ)

Two program goals were: (1) providing a community-based alternative for arrested juveniles who otherwise would have been referred to the juvenile justice system; and (2) reducing juvenile delinquency. Results from various measures indicated the program had little success in decreasing referrals but produced positive delinquency reduction effects.…

The author's principal concerns are (1) the impact of detention on youth, family, and community; (2) the elements of sound intake processes; and (3) the roles of detention personnel and counselors or probation officers following admission, and how these roles might be deployed to insure minimal social losses to detained juveniles. (Author/DB)

Adopting the perspectives of the philosophers Plato and Rawls, addresses the issues of juvenile offenders' rehabilitation and consent. Focuses on paternalistic intervention, autonomous decision-making ability, and moral immaturity. Discusses Plato's theme of rehabilitating offenders' sick souls, whether they agree or not, and Rawls more democratic…

See Forever school offers a program of work- and school-based learning for youth who have been involved with the Washington, DC, juvenile justice system. The year-round school includes 10-hour school days, required jobs, and high expectations. (JOW)

Guidelines for the general development and implementation of accountability-based approaches for juvenile drug offenders are presented in this monograph. These topics are discussed: (1) the accountability approach; (2) the relevance of the accountability approach to drug offenders and its relationship to drug abuse treatment; (3) surveys of chief…

Examines and confirms the hypotheses that delinquent females would have greater external locus of control and prefer greater distance from others. The implications of these results for the rehabilitation of delinquents are discussed. (GO)

This guide is designed to assist programs in developing, expanding, or improving restitution activities for juvenile offenders. The guide is divided into five major sections. Part I focuses on the most fundamental decisions for restitution programs: program philosophy and goals, organizational structure, location within the juvenile justice…