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Peer reviewedMichaels, Kenneth W.; Green, Robert H. – Child Welfare, 1979
Describes a pilot project in York, Pennsylvania which provides therapy for the families of status offender youths (i.e. incorrigibles, runaways, truants). Results indicate that the program is effective in reducing placements and costs. (BD)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Child Welfare, Children, Family Counseling
Peer reviewedPolivka, Larry; And Others – Child Welfare, 1979
Describes the results of an experiment in Florida in which jurisdiction over juvenile status offenders (i.e., runaways, truants, or incorrigibles) was transferred from the juvenile justice system to the child welfare system. (BD)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Child Welfare, Children, Delinquency
Peer reviewedHarvey, Aminifu R.; Coleman, Antoinette A. – Child Welfare, 1997
Claims that the juvenile justice system provides an array of interventions but that culturally relevant programs are necessary to deal with the myriad of social problems. Introduces the MAAT (Egyptian for virtuous or moral life) Center for Human and Organizational Enhancement Inc. and its Rites of Passage program, which uses an Afrocentric…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Afrocentrism, Black Family, Blacks
