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Abrams, Allan I.; Siegel, Larry M. – Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1978
Effects of the Transcendental Meditation program in a maximum security prison were studied via cross-validation design. Meditation and control groups indicated reduction in anxiety, neuroticism, hostility, and insomnia as a function of the treatment. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminals
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McCombs, Dan; And Others – Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1978
This investigation reports on follow-up information received from past participants of a school-based social learning program designed for problem adolescents. Data resulting from this pilot study fail to conclusively demonstrate the long-term merits of the behavioral program with this population. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Jenkins, W. O.; And Others – 1974
This report describes an eighteen-month postrelease followup of 142 young male offenders released from Draper Correctional Center in Elmore, Alabama. The basic objectives of the study were the analysis of criminal behavior and the evaluation of institutional treatment programs. Men who had participated in Manpower Development and Training (MDT)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research
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Calsyn, Donald A.; And Others – American Journal of Public Health, 1992
Studies sexual behavior and condom use in 103 men attending an urban outpatient drug abuse treatment center in Seattle (Washington) before and after initiation of a condom giveaway program. Results indicate that male clients will take and use condoms when they are readily available. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, At Risk Persons, Behavior Patterns, Change Strategies