A total of 20 boys and girls from grades 1, 4, 7, and 11 were interviewed on the topic of deviant behavior among their peers. They were also asked to make deviance judgments on two story characters whose behaviors exemplified qualities that typically evoke an attribution of psychological disorder on the part of adult judges. One story described…

Group therapy, in general, and positive peer culture (PPC) programs, in particular, are discussed in terms of treatment characteristics and effects on maladaptive adolescent behavior. Topics covered include the three phases (inclusion, power, and affection) of group treatment, difficulties (negative group experiences) produced by group therapy,…

Initial data from a survey of drug usage among college students was presented. A large-scale effort was made to produce reliable figures on: (1) drug use patterns; (2) attitudes toward drug use; and (3) incidence of drug use among college students. Questionnaires were answered by 26,000 college students from the Denver-Boulder area, who were…

The drug abuser presents many difficult clinical problems to the conscientious therapist. Many of the prerequisites to human relationships associated with responsible, satisfying living are difficult to develop and must be nurtured in such a person. The author presents a philosophy of psychotherapy to serve as a guideline for therapists working…

While extensive materials exist regarding types of drugs and motivations of users, the job supervisor, trainer and teacher still lacks information on how to recognize the behavioral manifestations of drug abuse in an educational and/or work setting. The manual, through detailed vignettes and questions addressed to the reader, deals with various…

The studies in section six (of a six part report on the assessment and treatment of deviant behavior in children)investigated questions generated by the application of the treatment model in the experimental class setting (EC 032 210). The first experiment, on attending behavior, was designed to measure the conditionability of attending behavior…

An opportunity to acquire information about addictive and habit-forming drugs and to understand the effects of drug abuse are presented in this Drug Knowledge Inventory and Discussion Guide. A self-testing and self-scoring approach is used to provide a climate for discussions that will further personal growth in making constructive behavioral…

Female subjects in this study were induced to harm another person in an alleged "learning" study by administering aversive noise to a confederate-victim as she performed a problem-solving task. The subjects consisted of forty-six female undergraduates enrolled in Introductory Psychology at the University of Toronto. They were randomly assigned to…

Reported was a behavior therapy program emphasizing language training for 20 autistic children who variously exhibited apparent sensory deficit, severe affect isolation, self stimulatory behavior, mutism, echolalic speech, absence of receptive speech and social and self help behaviors, and self destructive tendencies. The treatment emphasized…

This article reviews correctional treatment at the Wisconsin State Reformatory where a program of behavior training was instituted. An explanation of the psychological principles upon which the program is based and an example of the model program for problem drinkers is offered. Feedback and future innovations are also added. (MML)

A two-year demonstration project, to determine whether a short-term (30 days) summer camp experience could contribute to prevention of juvenile delinquency, found that camping induced positive attitudinal change and improved adjustment to school. The project involved 200 adolescent boys from varied social backgrounds who were selected on evidence…

In the juvenile institution discussed in this paper, 15 youths are committed to sexual exploitation of weaker inmates. These "booty bandits" are older, black youths from the ghetto who avoid emotional involvement with their victims and merely use them for their own physical release. (Author)

Reports on two projects appropriate for undergraduate courses in the sociology of deviance, specifically courses emphasizing the labeling or symbolic interactionist perspective. The first project involves the use of confessional novels, and the second draws on the experiences of students regarding their own stigmas. (Author)

In reviewing theoretical patterns in the use of self-concept in studying deviance, three principal categories of theories of deviance are suggested: (1) structural interactionist analyses; (2) socialization-control analyses; and (3) labeling analyses. The discussion also deals with clarifying the explanatory role of the self-concept in deviance…

A questionnaire survey of secondary schools in Nigeria is reported that examined the following offenses: stealing, dishonesty, sex offenses, disobedience, truancy, assault and insult, drug offenses, "wickedness" (oppression of juniors and destruction of property), and strikes and mass demonstrations. (LBH)