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Putnins, Aldis L. – Adolescence, 1997
Investigates the influence of Victim Awareness Program attendance on the sociomoral reasoning maturity of juvenile delinquents (N=23). Following the program, the treatment group recorded a significant increase in its mean Sociomoral Reflection Maturity score, suggesting that such programs can decrease recidivism. Delinquents (N=15) not exposed to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Empathy, Moral Development

Denno, Deborah – Adolescence, 1979
This paper examines Piaget's and Kohlberg's theories of moral development stages and environmental effects on behavior in relation to criminal responsibility in juveniles and the effectiveness of delinquent rehabilitation programs. (SJL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Correctional Rehabilitation, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation

Santilli, Nicholas R.; Hudson, Lynne M. – Adolescence, 1992
Seventeen college undergraduates, possessing either basic or consolidated formal operations, received eight weeks of interpersonal skills training and pre- and posttraining assessments of social perspective taking and moral reasoning. Gains in moral reasoning were related to subjects' possessing prerequisite cognitive and perspective-taking…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Formal Operations, Higher Education, Interpersonal Competence