In response to rising parental incarceration rates, some correctional facilities now offer family literacy and read-aloud programmes to strengthen parent-child bonds. However, the technologies used in these programmes -- including older technologies such as audio and video recordings -- have received little attention. Parents in the Read to Your…

Available from: EC 090 474. The Security Unit School--an educational and residential treatment model in Pennsylvania for 24 juvenile offenders (15-18 years old)--is described in terms of problems encountered in assimilating students into the program, planning a curriculum, developing effective instructional materials, and providing treatment. (SBH)

Available from: EC 090 474. Outlined are the problems and objectives of Pennsylvania's Camp Hill Project--a program designed to complete psychological needs assessments for juveniles incarcerated at Camp Hill, to develop project policies and guidelines in preparation for meeting with juvenile court judges, and to hire staff. (SBH)