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Peer reviewedBuckner, John C.; Chesney-Lind, Meda – Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1983
Determined a prisoner-run delinquency prevention program's effectiveness in the prevention of delinquency in previously arrested youths. Found that the program had no effect on the delinquent behavior of females. Males who attended the program, however, were arrested at a significantly higher rate than counterparts who did not hear the prisoners'…
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention, Prisoners
The Differential Treatment Model: Empirical Evidence from a Personality Typology of Adult Offenders.
Peer reviewedAnnis, Helen M.; Chan, David – Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1983
Interaction of offender type by treatment program was examined for 100 adult offenders with alcohol and drug problems assigned to a group therapy program and 50 to routine care. Offenders who were classified high in self-image showed greater improvement in the group therapy program. (Author/HLM)
Descriptors: Adults, Correctional Rehabilitation, Counseling Techniques, Foreign Countries
