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Direct linkShapiro, Cheri J.; Smith, Bradley H.; Malone, Patrick S.; Collaro, Alyssa L. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2010
Little empirical data exist addressing potential iatrogenic effects of placing youth in juvenile justice settings. We took advantage of a natural experiment in one state where juvenile offenders are evaluated in either residential settings characterized by high-density contact with delinquent youth or community settings with naturally varying…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, Residential Programs
Willems, A. P. A. M.; Embregts, P. J. C. M.; Stams, G. J. J. M.; Moonen, X. M. H. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Background: Interpersonal staff behaviour is one of the instigating factors associated with challenging behaviour in clients with intellectual disabilities (ID). There are several studies focusing on the influence of intrapersonal staff characteristics--such as beliefs, attributions and emotional reactions--on staff behaviour. Little is known,…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Mental Retardation, Construct Validity, Test Validity
Shavelle, Robert; Strauss, David – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1999
A study investigated the mortality rates of 1,812 California clients with developmental disabilities transferred from institutions into community care in 1996. Results indicate there were 36 deaths, an 88% increase in risk-adjusted mortality over that expected in institutions. Mortality was greatest among the highest-functioning persons.…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Ability, Community Programs, Death
Hughes, M. Jeffry; Segall, Alexander – 1988
This study investigated the community adjustment of individuals with mental retardation who were former residents of the Manitoba Development Centre (MDC) in Canada. The study explored the combined effects of personal factors, residential factors, and neighborhood attitudes on community adjustment, to identify the best set of predictors of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitudes toward Disabilities, Community Programs, Daily Living Skills
