The article reports follow-up results of a research and demonstration program undertaken by the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission with 150 delinquent youths who had appeared before two juvenile courts in Massachusetts. (SBH)

Vocational education programs should promote independence to counteract the dependency typically fostered in correctional institutions. In addition, vocational programs must include a transition component, which stresses critical job retention skills. The development of a successful vocational program depends upon the skills and cooperation of a…

Available from: EC 090 474. The Security Unit School--an educational and residential treatment model in Pennsylvania for 24 juvenile offenders (15-18 years old)--is described in terms of problems encountered in assimilating students into the program, planning a curriculum, developing effective instructional materials, and providing treatment. (SBH)

Addresses issues in special education of incarcerated youth with disabilities including: (1) prevalence rates of disabilities among juvenile-delinquent populations; (2) problems in providing special-education services to incarcerated youth; (3) developments in case law concerning delivery of special education to this population; and (4)…

During the past several years, national attention has focused increasingly on the many problems facing youth. The Federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of 1974 was passed to address this growing problem. The Act stipulates that every Federal agency that administers a juvenile delinquency program must produce a juvenile…

The efforts of the Colorado Division of Youth Services to develop a program that would reduce the inappropriate use of secure detention of juveniles by providing intake/screening units and various nonsecure alternative detention services are described. Program goals are discussed and criteria on which detention decisions were based for the…

The author discusses the tendency of reformers of juvenile justice to equate change with effectiveness, and warns against repeating this error. He believes that collaboration between program and research personnel is essential in these programs. A juvenile justice model which integrates research and evaluation, clarifying the functions of each and…

Growing evidence indicates that teen courts give a community's children and adults a practical response to the problems associated with delinquency, traffic safety, and substance abuse. Developing and implementing teen courts requires a collaborative effort and juvenile justice agencies need baseline information that will aid them in creating teen…

Four issues of the newsletter of the Hill Top Preparatory School (Rosemont, Pennsylvania) which provides secondary educational services to learning-disabled adolescents are presented. Issues typically have one or two major articles. Article titles and authors are as follows: "The Parents of Exceptional Children: What Helps Them Cope with…

Presents recent estimates on adolescents' risk status along with a description of the characteristics of young people who typically exhibit high-risk behaviors. Reviews common components of successful interventions and proposes a comprehensive approach to program planning that combines school-based reform with community agency efforts. (GR)

Thirteen papers were selected from presentations made at a 1985 multidisciplinary conference on programing for adolescents with behavior disorders. The following papers are included: "Adolescent Needs and Behavior in the Schools: Current and Historical Perspectives" (S. Braaten); "Programs for Adolescents: What Works and Why?" (J. Lipsitz);…

This practicum was designed to provide an alternative setting for those handicapped adjudicated youths (ages 9-16) who, because of antisocial acts, behavioral/emotional problems, learning disabilities, attendance problems, and other reasons, were excluded from the mainstreamed setting. The practicum sought to enhance the cooperative efforts of the…