Currently, there is limited empirically published Australian studies on effective rehabilitative programs in youth justice. This study used a mixed-methods approach to evaluate the Healthy Relationships program which was designed to challenge attitudes relating to intimate partner violence for male adolescents in detention in Western Australia.…

Youth with disabilities face many obstacles when transitioning from a juvenile detention facility back to school. A school-based mentoring program provides formerly incarcerated youth with support and encouragement from a caring, responsible adult. Youth with positive role models such as a mentor are more likely to successfully transition back to…

The summary offers an overview of the conclusions and recommendations derived from a comparison of two programs for juvenile delinquents, a traditional institutional approach (DOC) and the Unified Delinquency Intervention Services (UDIS) designed to deal with boys effectively without institutionalization. Sections cover the following topics…

Preliminary version presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (New York, March, 1967). Describes procedures for teaching retarded adolescents to use behavior modification techniques with younger patients. (RJ)

This document is an evaluation report on a program in which 288 students aged 6 to 20 received supplementary career education and daily living skills instruction under the ECIA, Chapter 1, Part B Institutionalized Facilities Program. The students resided in 10 institutions for the neglected and delinquent. The evaluation summary states that: (1)…

This document contains the final report on the Life Skills for Adolescents Project in northwestern Texas. The report is in the form of a process evaluation of progress toward achieving the project goal of enabling adolescents leaving substitute care to be better prepared to manage their own lives. The report describes the efforts of the project…

The introduction to this report outlines the Planned Educational Program (PEP) goals for institutionalized juveniles who are likely to return to public schools, and for those likely to enter the work force directly. The elements of the PEP process are described in the following section, and methods used to organize and conduct a PEP evaluation are…

Examines a residential treatment center for emotionally disturbed female adolescents (N=12) by comparing changes in personality as measured by objective tests and by a questionnaire sent to former residents after release. Responses indicated that the girls were doing well and showed significant personality improvement. (JAC)

A RESEARCH TEAM STUDIED INFLUENCES, ADAPTATION, AND ADAPTABILITY IN 50 POORLY ADAPTING BOYS AT BELLEFAIRE, A REGIONAL CHILD CARE CENTER FOR EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN. THE TEAM ATTEMPTED TO GAUGE THE SUCCESS OF THE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER IN TERMS OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PATTERNS AND ROLE PERFORMANCES OF THE BOYS DURING INDIVIDUAL CASEWORK…