In the wake of a U.S. Justice Department investigation that found widespread use of excessive force by staff at upstate psychiatric care facilities for mentally ill children, this new edition of Child Welfare Watch identifies shortcomings in mental health services and explores possible solutions, including the expansion of alternatives to…

A mixed methods study was conducted to examine female juvenile delinquents' opinions and reactions on nine language-based literacy activities. Forty-one participants ranging in age from 13 to 18 years responded to a survey consisting of nine multiple-choice items and one open-ended question concerning the usefulness of activities. Quantitative and…

Exemplary Middle Grades Research: Evidence-Based Studies Linking Theory to Practice features research published throughout 2009 in MGRJ that has been identified by the Information Age Publishing's review board as the most useful in terms of assisting educators with making practical applications from evidence-based studies to classroom and school…

The most comprehensive nationwide research ever conducted on the juvenile detention and corrections field was a study by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) assessing conditions of confinement for juveniles and determining the extent to which those conditions conform to recognized national professional standards. The…

Compared were the birth order, maternal age, and etiology of retardation in 309 institutionalized retarded persons (4-69 years old) and 69 retarded persons (3-62 years old) attending a private community center. (Author/CL)

Through analysis of data obtained by interviews with female mental patients at a hospital emphasizing short-term care, labeling theory was qualified to include the notion of individual reactions to labels. Some techniques used by mental patients to resist labeling were described. (Author/NQ)

A critical overview is presented of the Stanford Prison Experiment, conducted by Zimbardo and his coinvestigators in which they attempted a structural analysis of the problems of imprisonment. Key assumptions are questioned, primarily on methodological grounds, which casts doubts on the plausibility of the experimenters' final causal inferences.…

An inmate writes about prison education in the U.S. today. (Editor)

Several types of interpersonal interaction between 37 preadolescent institutionalized retarded children and their 18 attendants were observed under naturally varying ward populations and resident-aide ratios. (Author)

Researchers have divided nursing home residents into long-stayers and short-stayers. While long-stayers rarely return home, they do not necessarily stay long in one institution. Instead, they may transfer from nursing home to nursing home. Although many studies have examined the impact of relocation on nursing home residents, few studies have…

The paper describes a state survey to identify mentally retarded adults most in need of services to diminish the risk of institutionalization. The surveys examined nine areas, including medical condition and needs, self-care skills, adaptive and independence skills, maladaptive behaviors, and stresses and demands on the caregiver. Among results…

The effects of a self-recording procedure on time on task and academic productivity of two institutionalized behavior disordered adolescents were investigated. Daily observations were made using time sampling to assess attention to task, and the number of mathematics problems solved correctly was recorded. Treatment encouraged the use of a…

This report presents information on Wisconsin state legislation dealing with mental health issues. Part I provides descriptions of key provisions of four 1987 state senate bills. Part II reviews the activities of the Wisconsin State Legislative Council's Special Committee on Mental Health Issues. Parts III, IV, V, and VI describe the background…

Describes a model of "community-based corrections" whereby inmates are allowed to participate in vocational programs throughout the community. Presents viewpoints by several inmate-participants, correctional officers and a supervisor. (HMV)