Alcohol Abuse and the Young Offender: Alcohol Education as an Alternative to Custodial Sentencing.

Greer, Carol; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ416096

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Alcohol Abuse and the Young Offender: Alcohol Education as an Alternative to Custodial Sentencing.

Greer, Carol; And Others

Journal of Offender Counseling, Services & Rehabilitation, v15 n1 p131-45 1990

Discusses problem of how to address relationship between alcohol abuse and criminal offending. Suggests that Alcohol Education Courses (AECs) offer workable alternative to custodial sentencing. AECs offer various techniques that target abusive alcohol consumption level of the population, the problem of offending, or both. Asserts that evaluation of AECs is crucial to further implementation. (Author/PVV)

Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminals, Drug Rehabilitation, Group Instruction, Outcomes of Treatment, Self Esteem, Self Help Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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