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Peer reviewedBoudouris, James; Turnbull, Bruce W. – Journal of Offender Counseling, Services & Rehabilitation, 1985
Compared characteristics and recidivism of 820 shock probationers with recidivism of parolees, straight probationers, and persons sentenced to residential facilities or halfway houses. The results indicated that age, prior juvenile or adult commitments, unemployment, and marital status were related to recidivism for all male shock probationers.…
Descriptors: Age, Group Homes, Males, Marital Status
Peer reviewedHains, Anthony A.; And Others – Journal of Offender Counseling, Services & Rehabilitation, 1986
Proposed to develop and evaluate a psychoeducational group program for adolescent male sex offenders. Program participants (n=17) showed increased sexual knowledge, improved psychological attitudes, and improved problem-solving ability, but no improvement in moral judgment. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Criminals, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Group Counseling
Peer reviewedJohnson, James S.; Bonta, James – Journal of Offender Counseling, Services & Rehabilitation, 1985
Attempted to identify factors within a halfway house program that may influence its effectiveness by examining the relationship between staff attributes and the value placed upon different programs. Through a correlational analysis, various personality and attitudinal characteristics of the staff were found related to program ratings. (Author/NRB)
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Employee Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Group Homes
Peer reviewedSundeen, Richard A.; Fiske, Shirley – Journal of Offender Counseling, Services & Rehabilitation, 1982
Describes issues related to resistance to community based care facilities. Information was gathered through interviews with representatives of residential treatment facilities and local and state officials. Critical variables significant in understanding community resistance and overcoming it include: (1) overconcentration; (2) client…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Community Programs, Delinquent Rehabilitation
